Saint-Saens-Danse Macabre arr Williams (SP)-B/2V/5M/CB - Product Information
"Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, arranged for keyboard percussion ensemble by B. Michael Williams Saint-Saens' haunting work, composed in 1874, was the first orchestral composition to use the xylophone. Scored for glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 vibraphones, and 6 marimbas. In this arrangement, the lead marimba takes the virtuosic solo violin part. Recorded on Winthrop University Percussion Ensemble CD, "First Construction."
Number of Players: 10
Difficulty: Grade 3+
Instrumentation:
Player I: Xylophone
Player II: Marimba 4 oct.
Player III: Marimba 4 oct.
Player IV: Marimba 4 oct.
Player V: Marimba 4.3 oct.
Player VI: Marimba 4.5 oct.
Player VII: Marimba 4.5 oct.
Player VIII: Vibraphone
Player IX: Vibraphone
Player X: Glockenspiel
B. Michael Williams (b. 1954) is Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He holds the B.M. degree from Furman University, M.M. from Northwestern University, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Active as a performer and clinician in both symphonic and world music, Williams has performed with the Charlotte (NC) Symphony, Lansing (MI) Symphony, Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and has appeared at several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. He has written articles for Accent Magazine, South Carolina Musician, and Percussive Notes, and has made scholarly presentations on the music of John Cage and on African music at meetings of the College Music Society and Percussive Arts Society. In 2004, Dr. Williams received the Winthrop University Distinguished Professor Award, the highest honor given to a Winthrop faculty member.
Number of Players: 10
Difficulty: Grade 3+
Instrumentation:
B. Michael Williams (b. 1954) is Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He holds the B.M. degree from Furman University, M.M. from Northwestern University, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Active as a performer and clinician in both symphonic and world music, Williams has performed with the Charlotte (NC) Symphony, Lansing (MI) Symphony, Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and has appeared at several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. He has written articles for Accent Magazine, South Carolina Musician, and Percussive Notes, and has made scholarly presentations on the music of John Cage and on African music at meetings of the College Music Society and Percussive Arts Society. In 2004, Dr. Williams received the Winthrop University Distinguished Professor Award, the highest honor given to a Winthrop faculty member.
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