Psathas-Matre's Dance for Percussion Ensemble arr. Carmenates (SET OF PARTS)-Solo P/2V/4M

First made famous by Dame Evelyn Glennie and later established as a standard in the repertoire, Matre's Dance (1991/94) is now available for percussion ensembles with this new arrangement by Dr. Omar Carmenates, Assistant Prof. of Percussion, Furman University, USA. It features one solo percussionist with four mallet players on 4 marimbas, 2 vibraphones and a xylophone. Matre's Dance is highly energetic and maintains relentless rhythmic tension courtesy of unpredictable accents and syncopation.

Number of players: 5
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation:

Player 1: 2 bongos, 2 tomtoms, 2 timpani OR 3 roto toms, 3 tomtoms
Player 2: Vibraphone (low E optional), marimba (4.3 octave)
Player 3: Vibraphone (4 octave optional), marimba (4.3 octave, 5 octave optional)
Player 4: Xylophone, marimba (5 octave)
Player 5: Marimba (5 octave)