Muchmore-Phage (SP)-B/2V/Cro./X/4M/BM/4T/P

Phage by Pat Muchmore for percussion ensemble. This piece musically depicts the life of a phage virus in an exciting, dynamic, and captivating way.

Duration: 9 minutes

Instrumentation:
Player 1 - 4-octave marimba
Player 2 - 4-octave marimba
Player 3 - 4-octave marimba
Player 4 - 4.5-octave marimba, medium high suspended cymbal, Chinese cymbal
Player 5 - 5-octave marimba, medium suspended cymbal
Player 6 - vibraphone
Player 7 - vibraphone, crash cymbals
Player 8 - orchestra bells, brake drum, xylophone
Player 9 - crotales, 3 tam-tams - shared, temple blocks, field drum
Player 10 - castanets, cabasa, 5 concert toms, medium low suspended cymbal, crash cymbals, 2 tam-tams - shared
Player 11 - tam-tam - shared, chimes, log drums, low suspended cymbal
Player 12 - maraca, Chinese cymbal, bass drum, 2 tam-tams - shared
Player 13 - 4 timpani