Gonzalez-Wind Chimes After the Storm (SP)-B or V/M/opt. P

Wind Chimes After the Storm by Alejandro Gonzalez is a flexible mallet trio with optional percussion parts. Conceived during a thunderstorm in tandem with wind chimes sounding outside the composer’s window, the piece uses pentatonic scales and a very simple two-chord harmonic progression to transport players and listeners to a meditative state of consciousness.

The piece was conceived to give younger players the chance to make music together in a chamber setting. While it is at minimum a mallet keyboard trio, the optional percussion parts are there for a more comprehensive sound and are playable by two to four players. More mallet keyboard parts and/or a piano may also be added for extra dimension if the players and equipment allow. Very basic 4-mallet playing is required in parts 2 and 3.

Wind Chimes After the Storm ships as a fully bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for either printing or tablet viewing.

Additional Information:

• Number of players: 3-5+
• Difficulty: Elementary
• Instrumentation:
• Player 1: Glockenspiel or vibraphone
• Player 2: Marimba 1 (4.3 octave, shared w/Player 3) or xylophone
• Player 3: Marimba 2

May expand to include any of the following:

• Xylophone
• Additional marimbas, glockenspiels, and/or vibraphones
• Drum set (kick drum, snare drum, 2 toms, cymbal)
• Drums — bass drum, snare drum, 2 toms
• Cymbals — suspended cymbal
• Accessories — triangle, tambourine