Ellipsis

$36.00

The ever energetic Ellipsis features a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion. In fact, every player in the ensemble has the opportunity to play a battery instrument at some point.

Medium: Percussion Ensemble (8)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2009
Duration: 5:00
Difficulty: Grade 4
Commission: Spring Independent School District (TX)

The ever energetic Ellipsis features a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion. In fact, every player in the ensemble has the opportunity to play a battery instrument at some point.

Medium: Percussion Ensemble (8)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2009
Duration: 5:00
Difficulty: Grade 4
Commission: Spring Independent School District (TX)

Instrumentation
Percussion 1 (Bells, Xylophone, 2 Woodblocks)
Percussion 2 (Vibraphone, Bongos)
Percussion 3 (4-oct Marimba, 2 Concert Toms)
Percussion 4 (4.3-oct Marimba, 2 Concert Toms (lower than Perc. 3)
Percussion 5 (Timpani, Wind Chimes)
Percussion 6 (Suspended Cymbal, Hi-Hat, Tam-Tam)
Percussion 7 (Snare Drum, Wind Chimes (shared with Perc. 5)
Percussion 8 (Bass Drum)

Program Notes
Ellipsis: A mark or series of marks (...) that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or a phrase from the original text. An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought.

Ellipsis was commissioned by the middle school ensembles of the Spring Independent School District in Houston, TX.

McKinney Boyd High School Percussion Symphonic II "Ellipsis" by Nathan Daughtrey Performed on February 24, 2017