Peterson-Mallets Aforethought (P)-B/V/C/X/M/4T/P OS

Mallets Aforethought is a large work for percussion quartet. Wayne Peterson's use of a diverse instrumentation provides a wide range of timbres and colors. The rhythmic construction and density of this work is also noteworthy. This work is constructed in three parts:

1.Omens
II. Intermezzo
III. Saturnalia

Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player I: Chimes, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Cymbal, Vibraslap, Tambourine, Snare Drum, Tenor Drum

Player II: Xylophone, Marimba, 4 Toms, Cymbals, Waterphone, Guiro, Sandpaper Blocks, Castanets

Player III: 2 Bongos, 2 Timbales, 2 Congas, Triangle, Glass Chimes, 2 Cymbals, Sizzle Cymbal, 2 Small Tams, 2 Cowbells, Claves, 2 Woodblocks, 5 Temple Blocks, Maracas

Player IV: 4 Pedal Timpani, Bass Drum , Cymbal, TamTam

Wayne Peterson was born in Albert Lea, MN, 1927. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1992 crowning a distinguished career which began in 1958 with the Free Variations premiered and recorded by the Minnesota Orchestra under Antal Dorati. Peterson's orchestral compositions include And The Winds Shall Blow a fantasy for saxophone quartet, symphonic winds, brass and percussion,  Theseus for chamber orchestra , and The Face of the Night, The Heart of the Dark, commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony (awarded the Pulitzer).