Lost Souls
Using instrumentation found in most high school situations, Lost Souls is based on a simple original theme that goes through several transformations, moods and textures. Even though only 5 players are utilized, the piece is still very powerful.
Medium: Percussion Ensemble (5)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2002
Duration: 3:30
Difficulty: Grade 2
Instrumentation
Percussion 1 (bells*)
Percussion 2 (chimes, xylophone*)
Percussion 3 (wind chimes, tam-tam, low tom-tom, suspended cymbal)
Percussion 4 (bass drum, snare drum, triangle)
Percussion 5 (4 timpani)
*The Bells & Xylophone parts maybe doubled on Vibraphone and Marimba, respectively.
Program Notes
Lost Souls was borne of a requirement for my doctoral comprehensive exams to write a 3-1/2 minute high school level percussion quintet using only instruments that would commonly be found in most high school situations. I started with a simple theme that would gradually go through many different transformations and texture changes.
