Ellipsis
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.
