Gillingham-Spencer Variants (SP)-2V/C/Cro./X/4M/5T/tuned gongs/P

Spencer Variants, by David & Garrett Gillingham, was commissioned by the Central Michigan University Percussion Alumni in honor of retiring Professor of Percussion Dr. Andrew Spencer. The work is a set of eight variations on the name "SPENCER."

Additional Information:

• Number of players: 15
• Difficulty: Intermediate/advanced
• Instrumentation
• Player 1: Crotales (2 octaves)
• Player 2: Glockenspiel
• Player 3: Chimes
• Player 4: Vibraphone 1
• Player 5: Vibraphone 2
• Player 6: Xylophone
• Player 7: Marimba 1 (4.3 octave)
• Player 8: Marimba 2 (4.3 octave)
• Player 9: Marimba 3 (5 octave)
• Player 10: Marimba 4 (5 octave)
• Player 11: Timpani (5 drums)
• Player 12: Brake Drum, hi-hat, ribbon crasher, triangle
• Player 13: Triangle, tambourine, snare drum, hi-hat (shared), suspended cymbal, crash cymbals
• Player 14: Concert bass drum, bongos, temple blocks, tam-tam
• Player 15: 4 Concert toms, 2 congas, 2 bell plates, tuned gongs (B3, C#4, D#4, E4, F#4, G#4, A4, B4)