Images of Water

Rosener, Doug

Medium/Advanced Concert Percussion

11 Players

“Images of Water” is a through-composed, programmatic work in three movements for large percussion ensemble. This challenging composition combines melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture to aurally describe the essence of different bodies of water – lakes, rivers, and the ocean.

Instrumentation:

Bells/Xylophone
Vibraphone 1
Vibraphone 2
Marimba 1 (5-octave)
Marimba 2 (5-octave)
Marimba 3 (5-octave), Rain Stick
Marimba 4 (5-octave), Rain Stick
Timpani (4)

Percussion 1 (Large/Small Triangles, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals, 2 Medium Toms, Low [floor] Tom, Bongos, Suspended Cymbal, China Cymbal, Large/Small Tam-Tams [shared w/ Perc. 3)

Percussion 2 (High/Low Suspended Cymbals, Woodblock, Sleigh Bells, 4 Toms, Splash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Bass Drum [shared w/ Perc. 3]

Percussion 3 (Crotales [2-octaves], Large/Small Tam-Tams [shared w/ Perc. 1], Maracas, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal, China Cymbal, Conga [or Tumba], Bass Drum [shared w/ Perc/ 2)