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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).
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