Kilgore-Nimbus (SP)-B/2V/Cro./4M/4T/P

The work embarks on a journey through the skies and captures the many different feelings associated with clouds. There are the awe-inspiring sights to see, the bounciness and lightness of floating in the sky, and a storm that threatens to destroy. The goal, through this work, was to explore a new sound within the percussion orchestra. One that could be driving and intense, yet, still capture light and playful moments. A range of emotions and styles await within Nimbus. The only question is: “Are you ready for the journey?

Additional Information:

• Number of players: 14
• Intermediate/advanced
• Instrumentation:
• Player 1: Glockenspiel
• Player 2: Crotales (2 octaves)
• Player 3: Vibraphone 1
• Player 4: Vibraphone 2
• Player 5: Xylophone
• Player 6: Marimba 1 (5 or 4.3 octave)
• Player 7: Marimba 2 (5 or 4.3 octave)
• Player 8: Marimba 3 (5 octave)
• Player 9: Marimba 4 (5 octave)
• Player 10: 4 Timpani
• Player 11: Concert snare drum, ride cymbal, 2 triangles, bell tree, caxixi, log drum (2 pitches)
• Player 12: 4 Concert toms, hi-hat, suspended cymbal, finger cymbals
• Player 13: Suspended cymbal, cabasa, splash cymbal, ride cymbal, wind chimes, tam-tam
• Player 14: Concert bass drum, sleigh bells, rainstick