Name: In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Marley Delaney) by Gustav Holst Percussion Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Marley Delaney
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In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Marley Delaney)
by Gustav Holst Percussion Octet - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. Marley Delaney)

Artist Gustav Holst

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Gustav Holst

Arranger Marley Delaney

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 25

Arrangement Percussion Ensemble

Publisher Marley Delaney

Level 2

Product ID 1671915

Genre Christmas Classical

Performance Group Percussion Octet

Product Description

Originally composed by Gustav Holst, this is an arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter for a percussion ensemble of eight to nine players.

This piece opens with the melody in the first vibraphone, played at a soft dynamic to calmly introduce the melody that runs through the entire place. The second vibraphone plays arpeggiated chords to guide the melody.

The repeating melody slowly builds, adding a marimba countermelody and moving the arpeggiated chords to the glockenspiel part. Finally, the piece reaches its climax when all percussion parts join in, and the non-pitched percussion parts drive the melody forward.

To finish, the first vibraphone original melody is reintroduced, as the piece builds to a satisfying and calming ending that reiterates the original mood of the piece.

Instrumentation:

- Glockenspiel
- Vibraphone 1
- Vibraphone 2
- Marimba
- Timpani
- Percussion (Optional - play on drum kit)
- Chimes
- Suspended Cymbal
- Sleigh Bells

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