Clockwork by Stuart P. O'Neil features a solo flute with percussion ensemble, and is a great little piece that can introduce some very contemporary compositional methods to your beginning-to-intermediate students!
Held together by the tick-tock of the temple blocks, this piece uses lots of percussion instruments to create familiar clock sounds, including Big Ben's Westminster Chimes. At the very end, the piece turns into a clock shop at the top of the hour, with nearly everybody playing their own tune at their own tempo!
Instrumentation:
- Player 1: Solo Flute
- Player 2: Bells
- Player 3: Xylophone or Marimba (Shared)
- Player 4: Xylophone or Marimba (Shared)
- Player 5: Chimes
- Player 6: Timpani (3)
- Player 7: Cabasa
- Player 8: Temple Blocks
- Player 9: Ratchet, Triangle
- Player 10: Bass Drum, Gong
Difficulty: Easy +
Duration: 2:20
This ensemble includes a full score and a CD with all of the individual parts and an MP3 recording.
