Snowpocalypse
General Info
Year of Published: 2024
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:03:25
Cost: $39.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Chimes
Player 2: Glockenspiel
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Xylophone
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Timpani
Player 7: Snare Drum & Ride Cymbal
Player 8: Concert Bass Drum & Tam Tam
Player 9: Sleigh Bells & Slap Stick & Suspended Cymbal (Shared)
Player 10: Triangle & Tambourine & Suspended Cymbal (Shared)
Player 11: Mark Tree & Wind Gong & Suspended Cymbal
Description
Snowpocalypse by John Willmarth is a work scored for eleven beginning-to-intermediate percussionists that depicts the coming of a massive blizzard. Optional audio accompaniment is included as well for added atmosphere and effect. With harmonic hints of Vivaldi’s Winter and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, the piece tells the story of a fast-moving winter storm using common pitched and non-pitched percussion. Mallet parts are written simply and effectively for less experienced performers (or players transitioning from non-pitched percussion), and no four-mallet technique is required.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Vibraphone Solo
Snare Drum Solo
Timpani Solo
And They're Off
Bushido: The Way of the Warrior
Multiple Percussion Solo Works
Ode to the One-armed Drummer
Rocktopus
Mallet Ensemble Works
Percussion Ensemble
Beware the Jabberwock - 10 Players; Narrator
Now the Day is Over - 9 Players
On Thin Air - 14 Players
Release the Kraken - 4 Players
Rhythm Rocket - 2 Players
Snowpocalypse - 11 Players
Tentacles (Willmarth) - 10 Players
Trinidad Tidings - 9 Players
Waves (Willmarth) - 11 Players