Mason-Doppelganger (SP)-2M/P

A doppelganger is "a ghostly counterpart of a living person" (Merriam-Webster). In this piece, Brian S. Mason has not chosen to explore the spiritual nature of the doppelganger, but has borrowed the concept of duality and created an environment of musical and visual mirroring that pervades the composition. This mirroring is emphasized not just by the writing but also the symmetrical mirror-image setup upon which the piece is performed.

Number of players: 8
Difficulty: Intermediate/advanced

Instrumentation
Player 1: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/player 3)
Player 2: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/player 4)
Player 3: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/player 1)
Player 4: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/player 2)
Player 5: 2 bongos, cymbal stack
Player 6: 2 bongos, cymbal stack
Player 7: 2 high concert toms
Player 8: 2 low concert toms