Blume (arr.)-Coventry Carol (SP)-B/V/4M

Brian Blume's arrangement of Coventry Carol, a traditional English carol based on a biblical play entitled The Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors, is a delicate and haunting treatment of its original. Scored for glockenspiel, vibraphone, and 4 different marimba parts, Mr. Blume does a fantastic job of creating differing textures throughout. He does this by layering in different voices at different times and by using the lowest marimba like a string bass, playing rhythmic figures while the other marimba parts are rolling.

This piece comes with a full, bound score and includes a CD-ROM containing an audio recording and all individual parts available for printing.

Number of players: 6
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Marimba 1 (4 octave)
Player 4: Marimba 2 (4 octave)
Player 5: Marimba 3 (4.3 octave)
Player 6: Marimba 4 (5 octave)

* If 4 marimbas aren't available, this piece can be performed with 3 marimbas with M1 and M4 sharing a low C instrument.