Power Struggle
Power Struggle features a balanced ensemble of 4 keyboard percussion and 4 battery percussion. The struggle is apparent from the opening bars of the piece, with the 2 halves of the ensemble competing for attention in an exhilarating and bombastic fashion. The struggle subsides briefly as the keyboards present a new melody and the battery provides a quietly grooving backdrop. The two opposing sections of the ensemble continue this struggle, inwardly and outwardly, until the end of the piece.
Medium: Percussion Ensemble (8)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: September 2008
Duration: 5:00
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation
Player 1 (bells & xylophone)
Player 2 (3-octave vibraphone)
Player 3 (4.3-octave marimba*
Player 4 (4.3-octave marimba*)
Player 5 (4 timpani)
Player 6 (4 concert toms, snare drum, chimes)
Player 7 (splash cymbal, suspended cymbal, hi-hat, China cymbal, shaker)
Player 8 (bass drum, tam-tam)
*Players 3 & 4 may perform on the same 4.3-octave Marimba.
Program Notes
Dedicated to the Lincoln-Way Central High School Percussion Ensemble (Eric Wellman, director), Power Struggle features a balanced ensemble of 4 keyboard percussion and 4 battery percussion. The struggle is apparent from the opening bars of the piece, with the 2 halves of the ensemble competing for attention in an exhilarating and bombastic fashion. The struggle subsides briefly as the keyboards present a new melody and the battery provides a quietly grooving backdrop. The two opposing sections of the ensemble continue this struggle, inwardly and outwardly, until the end of the piece.
