Perez-Citadel of the Stars (SP)-B/2V/CCro./X/4M/4-5T/P

With influences ranging from Carl Sagan to James Blake to Alejandro Viñao, Citadel of the Stars by Francisco Perez is a beautiful & colorful work for percussion orchestra that will leave you wanting more, long after the final notes.

Number of players: 13
Difficulty: Intermediate/advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: bells, chimes
Player 2: chimes (shared), crotales
Player 3: vibraphone 1, bells
Player 4: vibraphone 2, medium wine glass
Player 5: xylophone, chimes (shared)
Player 6: marimba 1 (4-octave), large Tibetan singing bowl or wine glass
Player 7: marimba 2 (4-octave)
Player 8: marimba 3 (4.5-octave), China cymbal
Player 9: marimba 4 (5-octave)
Player 10: 4-5 timpani, suspended cymbal
Player 11: large suspended cymbal, ride cymbal, low cymbal stack, 4 concert toms, large triangle
Player 12: tam-tam, large triangle, medium suspended cymbal, medium-high cymbal stack, mark tree, upright bass drum, snare drum, small wine glass
Player 13: concert bass drum, sizzle cymbal, medium triangle, medium-large suspended cymbal, piccolo snare drum