Samba Macabre

Composers:
  • Breuer, Harry
Arrangers:
  • Armstrong, Dan
Detailed Instrumentation: Mallet Sextet with 4 optional Percussionists
Duration: 5
Description:

Based on the original “Danse Macabre” by Camille Saint-Saens, Harry Breuer borrowed this famous melody for marimba in the style of an early 20th century samba. This arrangement for mallet sextet and four optional percussionists used Harry Breuer’s version. Instrumentation: 1. Xylophone/Piccolo Wood Block, 2. Marimba 1/Vibraslap, 3. Vibes/Siren/Break Drums, 4. Marimba 2/Slide Whistle/Bones or Castanets, 5. Marimba 3/Wooden Agogos, 6. Bass Marimba/Wolf Howl, 7. 4 Optional Percusion (Timbales, Claves, 2 Low Toms, Light Shaker, Lion’s Roar). Written for the Penn State Pecussion Ensemble by Dan Armstrong and premiered on Halloween, 1988.

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