"SHIFTING SANDS"
22 players: Percussion ensemble, Rhythm Section, Cello, Vocals, Saz, Oud, Brass Ensemble
Level: Difficult
Commissioned work by Elspeet Fanfare Korps, Conducted by Wibrand van Norel, WMC Kerkrade 2022, Concert Division.
Sample Score HERE.
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Shifting Sands  - Instrumentation
  1. Vibraphone 1 / Glockenspiel / Crotales
  2. Vibraphone 2
  3. Xylophone
  4. Marimba 1           (2 Mallets, 4.3 Octave)
  5. Marimba 2           (2 Mallets, 4.3 Octave)
  6. Marimba 3           (2 Mallets, 5 Octave)
  7. Timpani
  8. Tubular Bells     
  9. Solo vocal
  10. Piano
  11. Guitar                     (Acoustic & Electric)
  12. Bass Guitar
  13. Oud
  14. Saz
  15. Cello
  16. Percussion 1      (Drum Set, Woodblock, Bongo Bucket, Sampler) 
  17. Percussion 2      (Darbuka (Hands), Bongo Bucket, Tamtam)
  18. Percussion 3      (Wind Machine, Tamtam, Sizzle Cymbal, Bongo Bucket, Tambourine,  Sampler, Shaker, 2 one-shot shakers, Whip, Metal Hardware, Suspended Cymbal)
  19. Percussion 4      (Suspended Cymbal, Tablas (Bongos à déf.), Bongo Bucket, Metal Hardware, Kick drum (sticks)
  20. Percussion 5      (Orchestra Bass Drum, Bongo Bucket, Sandpaper blocks, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals, Barchimes, Beatring, Wind Machine)
  21. Percussion 6      (Finger Cymbals, Kick Drum (Sticks), Piatti, Large Cowbell, Bongo Bucket, Anvil, Suspended Cymbal, Metal Hardware)
  22. Brass Ensemble