Mixtures II - David J. Long [DIGITAL]

Fantastic interplay between the mallets and the battery make this an exciting and rhythmically challenging piece for percussion ensemble. An inner section of melodious mallet work makes for a pleasing contrast.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8
Level: Medium | Duration: 6:00

Instrumentation
Percussion 1: marimba, 5 triangles, 14" suspended cymbal, snare drum
Percussion 2: marimba, 5 brake drums, finger cymbals, bass drum (share w/3)
Percussion 3: marimba, 5 cowbells, crotales, snare drum, bass drum (share w/2)
Percussion 4: claves, bells, 5 tom toms
Percussion 5: xylophone, castanets, bells, 16" suspended cymbal, medium hand drum
Percussion 6: 5 temple blocks, vibraphone, 2 bongos, 2 congas
Percussion 7: 5 woodblocks, vibraphone, chimes (share w/8), tam-tam (share w/8), large hand drum
Percussion 8: slapstick, tam tam (share w/7), chimes (share w/7), 4 timpani, tambourine

Program Notes
Winner of the 2003 PAS Composition Contest