Abel-Serenade to a Sand Dune (SP)-B/V/X/M/2T/P

This Latin American ensemble for six players uses bells, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, timpani, conga, drum set or timbales, and several rhythm instruments. Three of the keyboard parts require basic four mallet skills.


Number of Players: 6
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:

Player I: Bells and Maracas

Player II: Vibraphone and Gourd

Player III: Xylophone and Claves

Player IV: Marimba and Conga

Player V: 2 Timpani

Player VI: Timbales or Drum Set

Alan Abel is a graduate of Ohio State University and has played with the Columbus Symphony, the late Glenn Miller and David Rose. He has taught at Columbia University, lectured at the American Museum of Natural History and was profiled by the New Yorker Magazine.