Hennagin-Duo Chopinesque (SP)-P/4T/B/C/X/2V/3M/BM

Duo Chopinesque by Michael Hennagin for ten percussionists. Chopin's Prelude in E Minor provides the material upon which Hennagin composed a masterful work for a percussion ensemble of ten players. A complete battery of percussion instruments are used to create a powerful composition utilizing essentially traditional performance techniques.

Duration: 10'20"

INSTRUMENTATION
Percussion 1 (bells, temple blocks, piccolo snare drum)
Percussion 2 (chimes, crotales, medium suspended cymbal, 2 woodblocks, tom-tom)
Percussion 3 (xylophone, small suspended cymbal, small brass wind chimes, tambourine, bass drum - shared)
Percussion 4 (vibraphone, cowbell)
Percussion 5 (vibraphone, 6 concert tom-toms, 2 brake drums, claves)
Percussion 6 (4.3-octave marimba, bass drum - shared)
Percussion 7 (4.3-octave marimba, ratchet)
Percussion 8 (4.3-octave marimba)
Percussion 9 (bass marimba, large suspended cymbal, small gong, bongos)
Percussion 10 (4 timpani, snare drum, tam-tam, medium suspended cymbal, glass wind chimes)