Coming of Age by Chad Heiny is a marimba concertino with percussion ensemble that narrates a musical coming-of-age story through heavily programmatic motives and instrumentation. The solo marimba part is in some ways the "main character," responding and evolving to the world the percussion quartet creates.
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 5:40
Instrumentation:
- Crotales (low octave) or Glockenspiel
- 2 Vibraphones (+ 2 bass or cello bows)
- Marimba (4.3-octave, low A)
- Drums (kick drum, large djembe, cajon)
- Metal (Ride cymbal, small crash cymbal, sizzle cymbal, small trashy metal sound/instrument)
- Accessories (low/med/high woodblocks, mark tree, 2 small shakers of differing pitch)
