Die Glöcke (12 Unaccompanied Solos for Glockenspiel)

Die Glöcke ("The Bell" in German) is a delightfully unique collection of solos for unaccompanied glockenspiel. The 12 pieces total over 30 minutes of music and may be mixed & matched to create whatever duration & assortment of styles suits your needs.

Genre: Solo Glockenspiel | # of Players: 1
Level: Medium to Medium Difficult | Duration: 32:30 total

Instrumentation
Glockenspiel (3.3-octave, C3 to E6)

With some octave displacement, most of the solos are playable on the more standard 2.5-octave model.

Program Notes
Die Glöcke was commissioned by percussionist Timothy Shuster and the piece is dedicated to him. The title in German means “The Bell,” which is a fitting title for a solo glockenspiel composition. It is also the name of one of Germany's supposed “Wunderwaffe” (Miracle Weapon) devices which is associated with Nazi Occultism, antigravity, and free energy research. I became more interested in composing music that was more tonally centered and wrote 12 movements for a total of 30 minutes of music or a song cycle for glockenspiel. Performers may feel free to mix and match the pieces or only perform several movements at a time.