Fantasia for Marimba & Strings

Fantasia for Marimba & Strings
Davidson, Lindsay
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
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Instrumentation
Solo Marimba
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass