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Sea of Tranquility (Perc Ens 5-9+)
Genre: Percussion Ensemble
# of Players: 5-9+
Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 3:00
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2019
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Price:
$29.00
Item #:
25700
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Notes & Instrumentation
Originally for bells & vibraphone found in Daughtrey's collection of duets for young percussionists, DUOLOGY, Sea of Tranquility has been expanded for full percussion ensemble for C. Alan's IGNITE SERIES. Much like the area of the same name found on the moon, this piece seeks to create an air of mystery and wonder.
Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 5-9+
Level: Medium Easy | Duration: 3:00
Instrumentation
Bells
Vibraphone (or Bells)
Marimba 1 [optional]
Marimba 2 [optional]
Timpani (2 drums)
Percussion 1 [Triangle, Rainstick (or Maracas), Claves (or Woodblock)]
Percussion 2 [Suspended Cymbal, Wind Chimes, 2 Congas ( or Toms)]
Percussion 3 & 4 [optional] [Shaker (or Maracas), Bass Drum (or Floor/Low Tom)]
Program Notes
Originally for bells & vibraphone found in Daughtrey's collection of duets for young percussionists, DUOLOGY, Sea of Tranquility has been expanded for full percussion ensemble for C. Alan's IGNITE SERIES. Much like the area of the same name found on the moon, this piece seeks to create an air of mystery and wonder. It requires delicate playing from all performers. It may be played by as few as 5 players or expanded to 9 or more by adding the optional parts and/or doubling some parts. -
Product Reviews
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Percussive Notes New Literature Review
Originally composed as a vibraphone and bells duet, “Sea of Tranquility” has been expanded to a percussion ensemble. Part of C. Alan’s “Ignite” series, this work is designed for young percussionists and provides a good amount of flexibility regarding number of players and instrumentation. The score gives instructions where instrument substitutions can be made as well as which parts are optional, helping make this an ideal work for school percussion ensembles with potentially limited resources. The title refers to an area found on the moon, with the composer seeking to “create an air of mystery and wonder” for the sound of the piece. I find this to be an engaging concept that I imagine will draw listeners and young performers to the work.
The tempo is slow, and all of the mallet parts are for two mallets. From a technical standpoint, the mallet parts utilize scales, rolls, and double stops (including octaves). This makes the piece a great vehicle to work on these essential techniques. The timpani part stays on the same pitches throughout, which is great, as changing pitches is often my biggest complaint with beginning works. The indefinite-pitched percussion parts are very well written for the beginning player and allow the performers to work on muffled and open triangle playing, suspended cymbal rolls, concert bass drum rolls, and keeping steady time with a shaker. Furthermore, there is ample opportunity for all performers to develop dynamics and shaping.
As always, C. Alan has presented a professional product with clear score and parts. The web page for this piece offers a great resource with recordings of both the five- and nine-player versions, as well as the bells-only version (no vibraphone). I highly recommend this for young percussion ensembles!
Joseph Van Hassel
Percussive Notes
Vol. 59, No. 2, April 2021 Joseph Van Hassel on Jun 17th 2022
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