The Bells of Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninoff is arranged here by Stephen Primatic for 10-person percussion ensemble. The piece is dense and harmonically intense, with complex and rich harmonies throughout, and is sure to be fun to play for performers and fun to experience for the audience!
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 3:15
Instrumentation:
- Glockenspiel
- Chimes
- Xylophone
- Vibraphone
- 3-4 marimbas*: (1-2) 4-octave, (1) low A, (1) low C
- 2 or 3 timpani
- Concert bass drum
- Cymbals & gongs (hi-hat, crash cymbals, tam-tam)
- *This piece can be performed with Marimbas 1 & 4 sharing a 5-octave (low C) instrument.
