Sherman-Hushabye Mountain arr. Primatic (SP)-B/V/C/Cro./X /2M/4T/P

Hushabye Mountain is a haunting lullaby from the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In this adaptation for percussion ensemble, Stephen Primatic emulates the cadence of a music box, mostly through mallet instruments, with added color from controlled use of triangle, finger cymbals, and wind chimes.

Relatively sparse in technical challenges, the piece is attainable for less experienced ensembles aiming to showcase lyricism from the percussion ensemble.

Hushabye Mountain ships in a professionally bound folio with a full-color cover, including individual parts on CD-ROM.

Number of players: 10
Difficulty: Easy/intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba (5 octave, shared w/player 6)
Player 5: Marimba (4.3 octave)
Player 6: Marimba (5 octave, shared w/player 4)
Player 7: Crotales, chimes
Player 8: 4 timpani
Player 9: Suspended cymbal
Player 10: Wind chimes, finger cymbals, triangle