Essences of the Four Signs

A mysterious opening with independent solo parts throughout the first movement builds to a glorious climax with all of the mallet instruments. The second movement has all players on drums and drives all the way to the end. Perfect for a high school or college ensemble.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8
Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 9:50

Instrumentation
Percussion 1 (Vibraphone, Xylophone, 2 toms, medium suspended cymbals, chimes - shared w/ 5)
Percussion 2 (Xylophone, Bells, medium suspended cymbal, conga, 2 toms)
Percussion 3 (4 octave Marimba, small suspended cymbal, surdo, 2 toms)
Percussion 4 (4.3 octave Marimba, large suspended cymbal, surdo, guiro)
Percussion 5 (4 octave Marimba, chimes, 5 brake drums, tam tam, wind chimes, 2 triangles)
Percussion 6 (large suspended cymbal, med. suspended cymbal, small suspended cymbal, crotales, tam tam, bass drum, 1 tom tom, temple blocks, bongoes, triangle)
Percussion 7 (small suspended cymbal, finger chimes, wind chimes, bass drum, bells, 5 toms)
Percussion 8 (timpani, 2 toms)

Program Notes
Set in two movements: I. Air and Water, II. Earth and Fire. Mysterious opening with independent solo parts throughout the first movement. Builds to a glorious climax with all of the mallet instruments. The second movement has all players on drums and drives all the way to the end. Perfect for a high school or college ensemble. You can hear a recording of Essences of the Four Signs on the “Lenoir-Rhyne Percussion Program”CD