Song Without Words by Gustav Holst comes from one of his suites written for military band, and was arranged for percussion ensemble by John Herndon. This emotional, swelling movement has been orchestrated to do justice to the original, while allowing modern percussion ensembles to perform it unaccompanied.
Difficulty: Easy +
Duration: 2:21
Instrumentation:
- Glockenspiel
- 2 vibraphones
- 2-3 marimbas* ** (1) 4 octave, (1) low A, (1) low C
- 2 timpani**
* If 3 marimbas aren't available, this piece can be performed on 2 instruments with M1 and M3 sharing a low A instrument and M2 and M3 sharing a low C instrument.
** The timpani and Marimba 4 parts are optional
