Martinez-One Minute to Midnight (SP)-B/2V/C/X/4M/3T/P

One Minute to Midnight by Jesus J. Martinez is based on the term "minutes to midnight" associated with the doomsday clock that represented probability of the threat of a global catastrophe during the late 1940's. It is a fun, yet unnerving work for percussion orchestra that portrays a series of events that invigorated a combination of emotions such as fear, calmness, and intense exhilaration.

Number of players: 12
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel, crash cymbals
Player 2: Xylophone , suspended cymbal, crotales, whip
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1 (4 octave)
Player 6: Marimba 2 (4 octave)
Player 7: Marimba 3 (4 octave)
Player 8: Marimba 4 (5 octave)
Player 9: Timpani (3 drums), wind chimes
Player 10: Splash cymbal, snare drum, chimes
Player 11: China cymbal, 4 concert toms, 2 woodblocks, suspended cymbal, wind chimes, bell tree, triangle
Player 12: Bass drum, tam-tam, temple blocks, triangle