Astrand-Gigue-(SP)-B/2V/X/3M/P

Gigue by Anders Astrand was commissioned by Brett Dietz for the Louisiana State University School of Music, Percussion Ensemble. The premiere was March 20, 2008 at Louisiana State University. Commissioned by Hamiruge - The LSU Percussion Group. Brett Dietz, Director.

Number of players: 8
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Bongos
Player 2: Glockenspiel
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: Marimba 1 (4 octave)
Player 5: Marimba 2 (4 octave)
Player 6: Marimba 3 (5 octave)
Player 7: Vibraphone 1
Player 8: Vibraphone 2

It is optional to add shakers, cajon, hand drums. The solo cadenza can either be a vibraphone cadenza, percussion cadenza or a collective improvisation.