Anitra's Dance comes right after the even more famous In the Hall of the Mountain King in Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite. Brian Blume has taken the original pizzicato string and triangle colors and orchestrated them cleverly into a percussion ensemble format.
This arrangement is done very eloquently, retaining the playful character of the original work and adding some flourish with quick runs in the keyboards and some extra sounds from non-pitched percussion. This classical arrangement would fit perfectly into a quiet spot on any percussion ensemble program.
Instrumentation:
- Player 1: Bells
- Player 2: Xylophone, Bell Tree
- Player 3: Chimes
- Player 4: Vibraphone
- Player 5: Vibraphone
- Player 6: 4.3-Octave Marimba
- Player 7: 4.3-Octave Marimba
- Player 8: 5-Octave Marimba
- Player 9: Timpani (4)
- Player 10: Double Bass (Optional)
- Player 11: Triangle, Suspended Cymbal
- Player 12: Wind Chimes, Bass Drum (Shared), Ride Cymbal, Finger Cymbals
- Player 13: Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum (Shared)
Difficulty: Medium +
Duration: 3:15
This ensemble includes a full bound score and a CD with all of the individual parts and an MP3 recording.
