Fantasia for Marimba & Strings

This is a baroque scale concerto based on two pipe tunes and a Scottish song. The first movement is in ritornello form; the slow movement is a da capo song arrangement; and the third movement is based on an original theme created for the Baron of Ardgowan.

Program Notes

Fantasia for Marimba & Strings - "The Sheep and the Werewolf" - was written for renowned Krakow-based percussionist, Ryszard Haba. This is a baroque scale concerto based on two pipe tunes and a Scottish song. The first movement is in ritornello form; the slow movement is a da capo song arrangement; and the third movement is based on an original theme created for the Baron of Ardgowan. Premiere performance: Cappella Bydgostiensis, June 2006, soloist Ryszard Haba.

Grade Level: 4
Copyright: 2008
Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 + 1
Duration: 9:10
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: With Soloist
Category: Full Orchestra

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Instrumentation

Solo Marimba

Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass