Peterson-Mallets Aforethought (P)-B/V/C/X/M/4T/P OS - Product Information
Mallets Aforethought is a large work for percussion quartet. Wayne Peterson's use of a diverse instrumentation provides a wide range of timbres and colors. The rhythmic construction and density of this work is also noteworthy. This work is constructed in three parts:
1.Omens
II. Intermezzo
III. Saturnalia
Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Player I: Chimes, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Cymbal, Vibraslap, Tambourine, Snare Drum, Tenor Drum
Player II: Xylophone, Marimba, 4 Toms, Cymbals, Waterphone, Guiro, Sandpaper Blocks, Castanets
Player III: 2 Bongos, 2 Timbales, 2 Congas, Triangle, Glass Chimes, 2 Cymbals, Sizzle Cymbal, 2 Small Tams, 2 Cowbells, Claves, 2 Woodblocks, 5 Temple Blocks, Maracas
Player IV: 4 Pedal Timpani, Bass Drum , Cymbal, TamTam
Wayne Peterson was born in Albert Lea, MN, 1927. He was 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).
1.Omens
II. Intermezzo
III. Saturnalia
Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Wayne Peterson was born in Albert Lea, MN, 1927. He was 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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