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composition / percussion ensemble / mercury rising

mercury rising

Medium: Percussion Ensemble (7 players)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: June 2005
Duration: 5:00
Difficulty: Grade III

Instrumentation:
Player 1 (bells, xylophone)
Player 2 (vibraphone)
Player 3 (4.3-octave marimba shared w/ Player 4)
Player 4 (4.3-octave marimba shared w/ Player 3, bass drum)
Player 5 (tam-tam, snare drum, suspended cymbal)
Player 6 (4 concert toms, suspended cymbal)
Player 7 (4 timpani) 

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Mercury Rising Score

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Mercury Rising for Percussion Ensemble by Nathan Daughtrey
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Claughton Middle School Percussion Ensemble (Houston, TX)

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Exhilarating ride with clever interplay between the keyboard and battery percussion.