Rossini-Overture to Semiramide arr. Peters (SP)-X/5M/CB

Overture to Semiramide by Gioacchino Rossini arranged for marimba ensemble by Gordon Peters. Scored for 7 players (including double bass), each player holds 2 mallets throughout. Player 1 and Player 5 share one marimba. Duration: 10 minutes

This piece is a part of Gordon Peters Collection. Many of the works in this collection figure prominently in both our "serious" and "pop" musical history from scores performed by the 100 piece marimba orchestra of Clair Omar Musser in Europe and at Carnige Hall to pieces the famed Marimba Masters group played on "The Ed Sullivan Show" all the way to the sambas and mambos of lesser known but important figures such a Jose Bethancourt.

Instrumentation:

Xylophone
Marimba 1 (4.3 octave)
Marimba 2 (4.3 octave)
Marimba 3 (4.3 octave)
Marimba 4 (4.3 octave)
Marimba 5 (4.5 octave - low F)
Double Bass