In the Bleak Midwinter has always been one of my favorite Christmas songs. Having done an arrangement for solo marimba over 10 years ago in my first Yuletide Marimbist collection, it fun was to return to it for a fresh arrangement for percussion ensemble. In true “fantasy” fashion, this setting starts with a simple statement of the melody in the metallic keyboards against flowing triplets in the marimbas. The melody then travels through several contrasting moods and meters before returning to the simplicty of the opening measures.
Midwinter Fantasy by Holst arr. Nathan Daughtry
In the Bleak Midwinter has always been one of my favorite Christmas songs. Having done an arrangement for solo.... Read More
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Instrumentation
Bells
Vibraphone
Chimes
Marimba 1 (4-octave)*
Marimba 2 (4.3-octave)*
Timpani (4 drums)
Sleigh Bells
Auxiliary Percussion 1 [Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Snare Drum (snares off)]
Auxiliary Percussion 2 [Concert Bass Drum, Wind Chimes, Egg Shaker]
*The two marimba parts may be performed on one 4.3-octave (low A) instrument.
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