Wind Bowing

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Mike Neumeyer

General Info

Year of Published: 2014
Publisher: Voirimba Publishing
Difficulty: Collegiate
Duration: 00:09:00
Cost: $15.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Snare Drum
Player 8: Suspended Cymbal
Player 9: Congas
Player 10: Triangle & Castanets
Player 11: Bass Drum

Description

“Wind Bowing” is a piece for percussion ensemble influenced by an experience with wind and nature itself when two friends and I took a walk around George W. Mead State Wildlife Area in Central Wisconsin. As musicians and artists, we chose to bring some instruments out into this organic setting, experiencing the simplest acoustic opportunity as much as we could. One instrument, the ukulele, was creating some beautiful noises and timbres with the help of the wind. This wind was naturally bowing the strings of the ukulele, exciting them in the purest sense. This was a wonderful experience and I hope “Wind Bowing” can represent it meaningfully.

Recent Performance

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Marimba Works

Beyond these Blades of Grass (Solo Version)
Dedication
Reflectivity

Solo Vibraphone Works

A Vibe of Innocence
Cloud Nine
Feels

Percussion Ensemble Works

Beyond these Blades of Grass (Ensemble Version) - 16 Players
Drive (Neumeyer) - 3 Players
Eclipse (Neumeyer) - 13 Players
Spaced In - 9 Players
Wind Bowing - 11 Players

Reference