Green-Fatal Dances (SP)-2B/V/X/4M/Cro/P/PN

A challenging work for piano and percussion ensemble. This work features an advanced piano part that has many vertical characteristics. The percussion parts color and shape the musical concepts of the piano solo.

Number of Players: 9
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player I: Piano

Player II: Marimba, Bass Drum, Triangle, Bottle, Crotales

Player III: 2 Tom-Toms, Marimba, 2 Brake Drums, Bottle

Player IV: Marimba, Bass Drum, Crotales, Bottle

Player V: Chocalho, Marimba, 2 Brake Drums, Bottle

Player VI: Xylophone, Lag Bolts, Bottle

Player VII: Vibraphone, Bottle, Lag Bolts

Player VIII: Bells, Guiro, Sand Blocks, 4 Timpani

Player IX: Bells, 2 Woodblocks, 4 Timpani, Concussion Blocks

Jonathan Green (b. 1964) is Acting Dean of the College and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Sweet Briar College, where he received the 1999 Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has held positions at Williams, Amherst, Bennington, Hampden-Sydney, and Elon Colleges; and has served as conductor of the Lee County (NC) Community Orchestra and the Greensboro Concert Band, and co-conductor of the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra.