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 Concerto for Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble

In 3 movements. Technically challenging and musically rewarding, this piece is of the few concerti for vibraphone available. As Evelyn Glennie says, “Like the marimba concerto this vibraphone concerto is sure to be a winner with performers and audiences worldwide.”
 

Level: intermediate/advanced

Duration: 19 mins.

Setup: Percussion Ensemble
(7 players)

Opus #24.3


Demo MP3s available:
1st Movement
2nd Movement
3rd Movement



Regular Price: $42.50

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The Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra was written in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil in 1995 and 1996 and is dedicated to Evelyn Glennie. The work was originally written for vibraphone and chamber orchestra and was premiered with piano reduction during the 1996 Japan Percussion Festival in Tokyo.
The work is written in three movements and has a bridge connecting the last two movements without pause. The first and last movements are constructed over a mixed scale that combines lydian and mixolydian modes, which are quite often found in the folk music of northeastern Brazil.
The first movement (Recitativo-Allegro) develops from a chromatic theme, presented in a slow tempo in the opening measures of the work, and represents the constant life struggle of the poor people in the dry lands of northeastern Brazil.
The second movement (Acalanto / Lullaby) is based on the Brazilian folk lullaby called Tutú Marambá, and depicts a child's peaceful passage to a dream-filled slumber. The effect of playing the vibraphone with the rattan handle of the mallet recalls the sound of music boxes used to lull children to sleep.
The last movement (Vivo - Presto) depicts the flight of seagulls, which was inspired by time spent by the composer at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, while watching a breathtaking view of the sun setting over the Arpoador rock formations.
Percussive Notes magazine calls the concerto "an excellent showcase for the solo vibist, and, like the Marimba Concerto, another excellent work that audiences will find enjoyable and exciting."

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