Charming, audience-pleasing rendition
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- Posted by
- David Taylor
- Date Posted
- 12/05/2015
If you want to keep your Christmas program "traditional but with a twist" this delightful creation from Tom Morgan will do the trick.
Housetop Variations by Tom Morgan is a percussion ensemble piece based on the Christmas standard, "Up On The Housetop". Beginning with a soft, music-box effect, the melody goes through several variations, concluding with a march version that moves to an exciting climax. Written for The Washburn University Percussion Ensemble, this work is playable by most high school and college level groups.
Instrumentation:
Bells & Xylophone
Vibraphone
Marimba 1 (4 octave, 2 mallets) & Temple Blocks
Marimba 2 (4 octave, 2 mallets) & 4 Concert Toms
Marimba 3 (5 octave, 4 mallets)
Timpani (4)
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal)
Percussion 2 (Triangle, Sleigh Bells, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Cowbell)
| SKU | 19340 |
|---|---|
| UPC | 804069193402 |
If you want to keep your Christmas program "traditional but with a twist" this delightful creation from Tom Morgan will do the trick.