Metheny/Beall-Pat Metheny Suite for Percussion Ensemble (SP)-B/3V/Cro/C/X/3M/10T/P

The Pat Metheny Suite arranged by Andrew Beall found its beginnings in 2003 with an arrangement based on The Heat of the Day, which the Carolina Crown Percussion Ensemble performed and went on to win the D.C.I. percussion ensemble competition. It then seemed natural to expand the idea of Metheny for percussion ensemble, so Beall picked two of his favorite Metheny tunes, First Circle and Letter from Home, and created a 3-movement suite for an ensemble of 10 percussionists. First Circle and Letter from Home are more traditionally arranged, whereas The Heat of the Day features several original passages in addition to his arrangement of Metheny's piece.


Number of players - 10
Difficulty - Medium-Advanced
Instrumentation -
Bells
3 Vibraphones
Crotales
Chimes
Xylophone
3 Marimbas
Timapni
Auxiliary Percussion