Mays-Six Invocations to the Svara Mandala (SP)-B/V/C/M/X/P/CEL/P

Six Invocations to the Svara Mandala by Walter Mays for percussion ensemble. The Svara Mandala is a rare kind of harp used in Indian classical music. In this six movement piece, the Svara Mandala is addressed as a deity, each invocation emphasizing a different sound producing medium. Scored for ten players.

Instrumentation:
6 tam-tams, 1 marimba (4.3 octaves), castanets, vibraphone, crystal glass, crotales, bronze camel bells, xylophone, large thundersheet, temple blocks, claves, sleighbells, chimes, 3 brake drums, cowbell, 5 tom-toms, snare drum, bell string, bass drum, flexatone, slide whistle, musical saw, kalimba, triangle, bongos, vibraslap, brass wind chimes, 4 timpani, 3 suspended cymbals, 2 steel pipes, 3 woodblocks, crash cymbals, chimes, celesta, chromatic toy piano, piano, electric bass