Ragsdale: Graceful Circles

Description

• Composer: Aaron Ragsdale
• Instrumentation: Percussion Ensemble
• Binding: Spiral Bound
• UPC: 804069341803
• Size: 11.0 x 8.3 inches
• Pages: None

Description

Graceful Circles is a two movement work for 6 marimbists (on four instruments), vibraphone, crotales/bells, and small percussion set up. Written for primarily two mallet “drummy” figures and incorporating elements of minimalism and post-tonal rock, the piece makes use of overlapping rhythms, metric modulation, and dynamic independence to explore the joyous energy that can be found even in the repeating patterns of day-to-day life.

Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 6:45

Instrumentation

• Player 1: Crotales [2 octaves], Glockenspiel, Djembe
• Player 2: Vibraphone
• Player 3: Marimba 1 [5-octave, shared w/ Mar. 6]
• Player 4: Marimba 2 [4.3-octave, shared w/ Mar. 5]
• Player 5: Marimba 3 [4-octave]
• Player 6: Marimba 4 [4-octave]
• Player 7: Marimba 5 [4.3-octave, shared w/ Mar. 2], Woodblock, Hi-Hat
• Player 8: Marimba 6 [5-octave, shared w/ Mar. 1]