Sendlin: Gossamer

• Composer: Jonah Sendlin (2001-)
• Instrumentation: Piano, Percussion Ensemble
• Work: Gossamer
• Binding:
• UPC: 804069374306
• Pages: None

Description

A Gossamer is a light, filmy substance, most often composed of cobwebs and spider webs, that is most often seen drifting through clear autumn air. This work for large percussion ensemble provides a musical interpretation of this image. Themes, melodies, and harmonies weave and invert around each other as if tracing the various paths of a web, while occasional meter changes aid the effect of floating through changing winds.

Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 6:45

Instrumentation

• Glockenspiel 1
• Glockenspiel 2
• Crotales (2 octaves)
• Xylophone & Chimes (shared)
• Vibraphone 1
• Vibraphone 2
• Marimba 1 (4-octave)
• Marimba 2 (4-octave)*

• Marimba 3 (5-octave)*

• Piano

• Timpani (4 drums), Single Crotale (D4)

• Percussion 1: Waterphone (may substitute bowed Tam-Tam or Bell Tree played with triangle beaters), Suspended Cymbal
• Percussion 2: 4 Concert Toms, Triangle
• Percussion 3: Tam-Tam, Temple Blocks, Mark Tree
• Percussion 4: Concert Bass Drum, Chimes (shared)

*Marimbas 2 & 3 may share on 5-octave instrument. It will be a little cozy, so do so at your own risk!