Percussion concerto

A percussion concerto is a type of musical composition for a percussion soloist and a large ensemble, such as a concert band or orchestra. Two notable figures in the genre are the percussionists Colin Currie and Evelyn Glennie, who have separately commissioned and premiered numerous entrees to the repertoire.^[1][2] Two common subsets of the percussion concerto are the timpani concerto and the marimba concerto.

Notable examples

• John Corigliano
  • Conjurer (2007)^[3]
• Michael Daugherty
  • UFO (1999)
• Jennifer Higdon
  • Percussion Concerto (2005)^[4]
• Alan Hovhaness
  • Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints (1965)^[5]
• James MacMillan
  • Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (1992)
  • Percussion Concerto No. 2 (2014)^[6]
• Einojuhani Rautavaara
  • Incantations (2008)^[7]
• Ned Rorem
  • Mallet Concerto (2003)^[8]
• Christopher Rouse
  • Der gerettete Alberich (1997)^[9]
• Steven Stucky
  • Spirit Voices (2003)^[10]
• Joan Tower
  • Strike Zones (2001)^[11]

References

1. Service, Tom (1 October 2010). "Taking the knocks: the chequered history of the percussion concerto". The Guardian. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
2. "Percussion concerto proves Colin Currie is a world-beater". The Herald. 2 March 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
3. Corigliano, John (2007). "Conjurer: Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra (with optional Brass)". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
4. Smith, Tim (March 23, 2012). "At the BSO: Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto is a smash". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
5. Burton, Anthony (January 20, 2012). "Hovhaness: Symphony No. 22 (City of Light); Exile Symphony; Bagatelle No. 1; Bagatelle No. 2; Bagatelle No. 3; Bagatelle No. 4; Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints; Prayer of St Gregory; String Quartet No. 4". BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
6. MacMillan, James (2014). "Percussion Concerto No. 2: Programme Note". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
7. Rautavaara, Einojuhani (2008). "Incantations: Composer's Note". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
8. Rorem, Ned (2003). "Mallet Concerto". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
9. Swed, Mark (August 16, 2008). "A percussionist cavorts alongside 'The Planets'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
10. Whitehouse, Richard (October 2010). "Stucky Pinturas de Tamayo: Stucky's attractive yet challenging orchestral works are worth investigating". Gramophone. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
11. Tower, Joan (2001). "Strike Zones". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2016.