Thea Musgrave: Wood, Metal And Skin
A concerto for Percussion and Orchestra. Full Score.Commissioned by the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland.First performance:Tuesday 4 January 2005, Usher Hall, Edinburgh by Colin Currie (solo percussion)and The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland conducted by Garry WalkerInstrumentationSolo percussion:Marimba, metal wind chimes [mark tree], Chinese Bell tree, Vibraphone, Tubular bells, 4 conga drums, 4 tom toms, 4 bongos2 Flutes2 Oboes2 Clarinets in Bb2 Bassoons4 Horns in F3 Trumpets in CTrombonesTubaPercussion (4 Players):PERC A 1o: Tubular bells, cymbal [medium], wood blocks, crotalesPERC A 2o: Metal wind chimes [mark tree], Side drum, temple blocks, Tam-tamPERC B 1o: xylophone, glockenspiel, side drum, cymbal [high], tomtomsPERC B 2o: Chinese bell tree, Bass drum, maracas, triangle, sleigh bellsStringsDuration: circa 17 min.