Aeolian Dreams
General Info
Year of Published: 2018
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:04:00
Cost: $39.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel & Chimes
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Marimba 3
Player 7: Marimba 4
Player 8: Timpani
Player 9: Snare Drum
Player 10: Bass Drum
Player 11: Tam Tam & Tambourine & Wood Block & Triangle
Player 12: Suspended Cymbal & Concert Tom Tom & Brake Drum & Mark Tree
Description
Chris Roode composed Aeolian Dreams at a time in his life when he was preparing to move across the country and begin a new career. In his own words, the piece "interweaves the reflections I felt on leaving the old behind with the excitement and anxiety of new beginnings." Chris wrote this piece with the beginning percussion ensemble in mind. With simple melodic content in the mallet parts and basic rhythmic ideas in the auxiliary percussion parts, this piece is ideal for the developing percussion ensemble.
Performance Notes
1. Rehearsal mark 52 is a moment for building intensity.
2. Breath marks in the chorale beginning at bar 61 can be created by making a short pause in the roll.
3. Feel free to play with tempo during the chorales section based on the group's ability to follow the conductor.
4. The tempo change at 75 is sudden but can be given in the last two beats of measure 74.
5. The Percussion 1 and 2 parts can be split between multiple players if needed.
6. Mallet parts may be doubled as long as it does not throw off the overall balance of the piece. If doubling, placing any student too far out of a part's intended should be avoid.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
Endless Sky - Marimba
FM - Snare Drum
Modal Patterns - Marimba
Percussion Ensemble
Aeolian Dreams - 12 Players
Beyond the Edge
Drum of LES
Drums Talking
Funky Sixteenths
Hot Tamales
Rondo (Roode)
Flexible Percussion Ensemble
Five Petite Movements
Lattes on the House
Sound Off! (Orff Ensemble Version)
Sound Off! (Percussion Ensemble Version)
Tom's Tool Shed
Percussion Ensemble with Choir
Ascribe to the Lord (Psalm 29) - Choir; Percussion Trio
Let all the peoples praise you (Psalm 67) - Choir; Marimba; Percussion