Higdon-Like Clockwork (SP)-2B/3V/Cro./4M/P

Like Clockwork is a large percussion ensemble written by Jennifer Higdon in 2011-12 for Dean Witten and the Rowan University Percussion Ensemble. Starting quietly with bowed vibraphones, the work builds up an intricate interplay between all 12 players which continues to the end of the piece.

Number of players: 12
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

This piece requires 2 glockenspiels, 1 full set of crotales (2-octaves), 3 vibraphones, 4 marimbas (two 5-octave and two 4.3-octave), sizzle cymbal) and small triangle. All mallet instruments are shared between the 12 players as shown below.

Player 1: Glockenspiel 1, marimba 1
Player 2: Glockenspiel 1, vibraphone 1, marimba 1
Player 3: Glockenspiel 2, vibraphone 2, marimba 2
Player 4: Glockenspiel 2, marimba 2
Player 5: crotales 1 (low octave), marimba 3
Player 6: crotales 1 (low octave), Crotales 2 (high octave), marimba 3, marimba 4, sizzle cymbal, triangle
Player 7: Vibraphone 1, marimba 1
Player 8: Vibraphone 1, marimba 2
Player 9: Vibraphone 2, marimba 3
Player 10: crotales 1 (low octave), vibraphone 2, marimba 3
Player 11: Vibraphone 3, marimba 4
Player 12: Vibraphone 3, marimba 4