Friday 6 January 2012

John Adams (b. 1947) Percussion Repertoire

John Adams
Chairman Dances

Timpani
Int'l 32/29/26/23 Prem 32/30/28/25
4 percussion
Wood block set, castanets, hi-hat,
2 suspended cymbals, kit bass drum, sizzle cymbal, snare drum, triangle, tambourine on stand, claves, mark tree, sandpaper blocks x3, orchestral bass drum

Harmonielehre

Timpani
Int'l 32/29/26/23/20 Prem 32/30/28/25/22.5
5 percussion + 1 celeste
2 marimbas, xylophone, 4 octave vibraphone, orchestral bass drum, tam tam, glockenspiel, 2 suspended cymbals, bell tree, 2 triangles, tubular bells and low A, 2 oct crotales, bass bow, sizzle cymbal, celeste


Harmonium


Timpani
Int'l 32/29/26/23/20 Prem 32/30/28/25/22.5
4 percussion + 1 celeste
Sizzle cymbal, 2 octaves crotales, orchestral bass drum, marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, suspended cymbal, anvil, clash cymbals, tambourine, tubular bells, cowbells, 2 tam tam, celeste


Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Timpani
Int'l 32/29/26/23 Prem 32/30/28/25
4 percussion
2 octaves crotales, sizzle cymbal, suspended cymbal, orchestral bass drum, kit bass drum, wood block set, snare drum, tam tam, triangle, glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 tambourines


Lollapalooza

Timpani + 4 percussion
Xylophone, 3 roto toms, suspended cymbal, small tam tam, 2 snare drums, kit bass drum, maracas, tambourine, claves, wood block, bongos, floor tom, orchestral bass drum, vibraphone


Century Rolls

Timpani
Int'l 32/29/26/23 Prem 32/30/28/25
3 percussion + 1 celeste
Vibraphone, tubular bells, glockenspiel, marimba, xylophone, bongos, wood block, celeste


Dr Atomic (Opera)

Timpani
Int'l 32/29/26/23 Prem 32/30/28/25
4 percussion + 1 celeste
Shared tuned gongs C2, C#, D, E, G, A, B, C3, C#, D, D# E, F, G, B, celeste
1) thunder sheet, glockenpsiel, triangle, tuned gong, 2 octaves crotales, suspended cymbal, medium tam tam, orchestral bass drum, 2 roto toms, Chinese cymbal, snare drum, tuned gongs, 2) tubualr bells' large tam tam, Chinese cymbal, 2 octaves crotales, orchestral bass drum, triangle, 3) tuned gongs, low gong, suspended cymbal, thunder sheet, medium tam tam, triangle, tam tam, high suspended cymbal, xylophone, 2 octaves crotales, tubular bells. low suspended cymbal, antique cymbal, high triangle, med tam tam, small tam tam, medium gong, alarm bell, orchestral bass drum, 4) large Chinese cymbal, suspended cymbal, tam tam, tuned gongs, orchestral bass drum,2 high triangles


Chamber Symphony

No timpani 1 percussion
Small drum kit, cowbell, wood block, bongos, 2 roto toms, tambourine, timbales, claves, congas


El Dorado

Timpani (player to also play) Claves, sandpaper blocks, tambourine
4 percussion
1) Marimba, claves, cowbell, xylophone, snare drum, 2) cabassa, 2 tom toms, kit bass drum, xylophone, claves, bongos, 3 temple bells, vibraphone, bass bow 3) hi-hat, snare drum, kit bass drum, 2 pairs timbales, metal pipe x 2, tenor drum, 5 tom-toms, 4) claves, guiro, maracas, tambourine, sandpaper blocks, wood block, orchestral bass drum


Guide to Strange Places

Timpani + 4 percussion
1) marimba, glockenspiel, orchestral bass drum, snare drum, cowbell, 2) marimba, tubular bells, tuned cowbells, triangle, 2 octaves crotales, 3) glockenspiel, orchestral bass drum, low roto-tom, high triangle, 2 octaves crotales, tubular bells, claves, tuned cowbells, 4) tubular bells, orchestral bass drum, 4 roto-toms, suspended cymbal, 3 triangle, wood block, tuned cowbells


My Father Knew Charles Ives

Timpani + 4 percussion + 1 celeste
2 temple bowls, 1) 2 octaves crotales, glockenspiel, cowbell, xylophone, 2 temple bowls, marimba, 2) xylophone, 2 octave crotales, snare drum, suspeded cymbal, 2 tom-toms, vibraphone, tuned cowbells, 3 triangles, marimba, 3) tubular bells, clash cymbals, suspended cymbals, 3 triangles, 4) 3 triangles, 2 orchestral bass drums, tuned gongs, tam-tam, tuned cowbells, suspended cymbal, vibraphone, 2 octaves crotales, celeste


Naive and Sentimental Music

Timpani + 5 percussion + 1 celeste
1) vibraphone, tuned cowbells, xylophone, 2 triangles, suspended cymbals, 2 small gongs, small high pitched bell, glockenspiel, 2) marimba, shaker, xylophone, 2 octaves crotales, tuned cowbells, vibraphone, glockenspiel, 3) xylophone, glockenspiel, orchestral bass drum, small high pitched bell, vibraphone bass bow, suspended cymbal, 4) tubular bells, high anvil, tam-tam, small high pitched bell, 5 Japanese temple bowls, 5) 5 low gongs, tubular bells, large sleighbells, 3 large triangles, small triangle, tam-tam, suspended cymbal, sizzle cymbal, celeste


El Nino

No timpani + 3 percussion + 1 celeste
1) Glockenspiel, triangle, gong, tuned cowbells, guiro, maracas, 2) 2 octaves crotales, tuned cowbells, gong, high cowbell, 3 triangles, temple bell, 3) gong, tubular bells, celeste


Nixon in China

No timpani + 1 percussion
Orchestral bass drum, kit bass drum, wood block, suspended cymbal, snare drum, sandpaper blocks,  tambourine, hi-hat, tenor drum, sizzle cymbal, glockenspiel, triangle, sleigh bells


On the Transmigration of Souls

Timpani + 4 percussion + 1 celeste
1) glockenspiel, 2) 2 octaves crotales, high triangle, 3) tubular bells, 2 high triangles, 4) 2 high triangles, suspended cymbal, brake drum, celeste


Violin Concerto

No timpani + 2 percussion
1) marimba, tubalar bells, bongos, congas, orchestral bass drum, suspended cymbal, tambourine, 2) bongos, guiro, timpani, vibraphone, bass bow, tubular bells, claves, high cowbell, orchestral bass drum


Slonimsky's Earbox

Timpani + 3 percussion + celeste
2 octaves crotales, marimba, glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 suspended cymbals, wood block, claves, snare drum, hi-hat, temple blocks, shaker, castanets, tambourine, tam-tam, triangle, vibes

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