Mackey-Micro-Concerto for Percussionist and Mixed Quintet (Percussion Solo Part)

In addition to providing a vehicle to showcase the soloist's virtuosity, Steven Mackey's Micro-Concerto explores a variety of complex roles that a percussionist can play in relation to a small ensemble.

Number of players: 6
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: Solo percussion-Vibraphone, 3 tom toms, almglocken, 2 congas, claves, small triangle, suspended cymbal, pedal bass drum, low Asian drum, low Samba whistle, clickers, bongos, 2 timbales, woodblocks, 2 piccolo woodblocks, small cowbell, log drum, mounted castanets, small guiro, egg shaker, mounted tambourine, jingles, vibraslap, sizzle cymbal, Chinese cymbal, crash cymbal, small Chinese gong, cans, bean pod rattle, bottles
Player 2: Flute, Alto flute, piccolo
Player 3: Bb clarinet, bass clarinet
Player 4: Violin
Player 5: Cello
Player 6: Piano