Halley-Appalachian Morning arr. Carmenates (SP)- B/2V/C/Cro./X/5M/DS/P

Paul Halley's exuberant and joyful work Appalachian Morning was made famous by the Paul Winter Consort, and it has been masterfully arranged for percussion ensemble by Omar Carmenates. From a formal, melodic, and harmonic standpoint, it is a straightforward rendition comparable to any of the Paul Winter Consort's many recordings/performances. However, in this arrangement, Carmenates brings out the bouncing yet fluid rhythmic qualities of the original by adding subtle (or maybe not-so-subtle) lines and colors spread throughout the ensemble.

This will be the perfect closer for a percussion ensemble concert to leave audiences uplifted and humming a catchy melody.

This piece ships in a professionally bound and printed folio which includes all individual parts on CD-ROM.

Number of players: 14
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Chimes
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: Vibraphone 1
Player 5: Vibraphone 2
Player 6: Marimba 1 (4.3 octave)
Player 7: Marimba 2 (4.3 octave)
Player 8: Marimba 3 (4.3 octave)
Player 9: Marimba 4 (4.3 octave)
Player 10: Marimba 5 (5 octave)
Player 11: Bass guitar
Player 12: Drumset
Player 13: Wind chimes, bird calls, 2 caxixi, rainstick, suspended cymbal, China cymbal, gong,egg shaker
Player 14: Crotales (bowed), suspended cymbal, sizzle cymbal egg shaker, triangle, bass drum, gong