Agathoclea, op. 24

Price: 
$18.00

Agathoclea, op. 24

Arranger/Composer: 

Papadimitriou, Dimitris

Item Code:
12100
Publisher: 
C. Alan Publications

Mainly a marimba solo, Agathoclea has a brief battery percussion section to add to the excitement of this piece. Dance-like themes run throughout the work and make for a fun piece on your next program.

Program Notes

Agathoclea was a drum player and a courtesan like her mother “Oenanthe” from Samos Island. She was very beautiful, so Ptolemy the fourth, the Philopater (221-204 B.C.), loved her deeply. Plutarch states Agathoclea in his Erotic 9,735 D.

Grade Level: 4
Copyright: 2007
Number of Players: 1
Duration: 4:30

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Sample PDF

  • agathoclea.pdf

    • Instrumentation

    Marimba (5-octave)
    Bongos
    Cymbal
    Bass Drum
    Tambourine w/ pedal