Blume-West Winds (SP)-B/V/X/M/4T/P

Composed during the transition of spring to summer, Brian Blumes’s percussion ensemble piece West Winds is inspired by the mild and gentle winds that usher in a new season. In this piece, Blume utilizes different percussive effects like clusters of various wind chimes, mark trees, and suspended cymbals to create the illusion of wind sounds. As a contrast to this ambient and lyrical music, the piece also features a very deep groove with tom-toms and a djembe part creating rhythmic interest throughout. The timpani part is optional, making the piece performable by 9-10 players.

West Winds comes as a professionally printed and bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or for tablet viewing.

• Number of players: 9-10
• Difficulty: Elementary/intermediate
• Instrumentation:
• Player 1: Glockenspiel
• Player 2: Xylophone, triangle
• Player 3: Vibraphone
• Player 4: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/player 5), opt. suspended cymbal
• Player 5: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/player 4), , opt. suspended cymbal
• Player 6: 4 timpani (optional), suspended cymbal
• Player 7: Djembe, wind chimes
• Player 8: Suspended cymbal, 2 toms (medium & large)
• Player 9: Wind chimes, mark tree, tambourine, concert bass drum (shared w/Player 10)
• Player 10: suspended cymbal, concert bass drum (shared w/Player 9)