Peterson-Sextet(S)-V/M/P/FL-AFL/CL-BCL/HP/VN/VC

Wayne Peterson's Sextet is a rhythmically dense work that utilizes many extended techniques in all voices. The expansive multi-percussion setup adds many dimensions of color to the composition.

Number of Players: 6
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player I: Flute

Player II: Clarinet in Bb

Player III: 3 Cymbals, Triangle, Tamtam, 2 Woodblocks, 5 Tebple Blocks, Tambourine, 2 Bongos, 2 Timbales, 2 Toms, Vibraphone, Marimba

Player IV: Harp

Player V: Violoin

Player VI:Violoncello

Wayne Peterson was born in Albert Lea, MN, 1927. Hewas awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1992 crowning a distinguished career which began in 1958 with the Free Variations premiered and recorded by the Minnesota Orchestra under Antal Dorati. Peterson's orchestral compositions include And The Winds Shall Blow a fantasy for saxophone quartet, symphonic winds, brass and percussion,  Theseus for chamber orchestra , and The Face of the Night, The Heart of the Dark, commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony (awarded the Pulitzer).