Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin is a world-famous composition, arranged here for 12-13 players in a percussion ensemble! This piece is based on the original two-piano version, split up for a variety of keyboards with other added percussion elements.
This piece comes with two versions - a full version, which clocks in at over 17 minutes, and an abridged version, which is closer to 10!
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 11:20 / 17:20
Instrumentation:
- Glockenspiel
- Xylophone
- Chimes
- Vibraphones
- 3 marimbas???(2) low A, (1) low C
- 4 timpani
- Drums (concert bass drum, 4 concert toms, drum set: kick drum, snare drum, floor tom)
- Cymbals & gongs (2 suspended cymbals, 2 pars of crash cymbals, hi-hat, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, tam-tam)
- Accessories (2 triangles, slapstick, 2 tambourines, castanets, ratchet, temple blocks (5), wood block)
