Hall-Slide (SP)-4V/Cro./6M/7T/P/PN

Slide by Dave Hall is a quasi-minimalistic work scored for percussion orchestra. Throughout the piece, driving repeated rhythms produce a choral effect of long sustained phrases. The title of the piece refers at the same time to smooth, continuous motion and also falling or sliding gestures (resonator and timpani glissandi and descending chromatic runs for example).

Number of players: 16
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Vibraphone 1
Player 2: Vibraphone 2
Player 3: Vibraphone 3
Player 4: Vibraphone 4
Player 5: Marimba 1 (5 octave)
Player 6: Marimba 2 (5 octave)
Player 7: Marimba 3 (5 octave)
Player 8: Marimba 4 (5 octave)
Player 9: Marimba 5 (5 octave)
Player 10: Marimba 6 (5 octave)
Player 11: 4 Timpani
Player 12: rainstick, 20" timpano, crotales (2 octaves)
Player 13: 23" timpano, bells
Player 14: sizzle cymbal, 26" timpano, sandpaper blocks, suspended cymbal
Player 15: rainstick, sandpaper blocks, bass drum, suspended cymbal
Player 16: Piano