Earthlings

Price: 
$72.00

Earthlings

Arranger/Composer: 

Houllif, Murray

Item Code:
08740
Publisher: 
C. Alan Publications

Written for the Blackearth Percussion Group, Murray Houllif's percussion trio Earthlings explores the sonic landscapes of the moon in four descriptive movements – 1. Exploration, 2. Moonbeams, 3. Footprints and 4. Time & Space. The interactions between the three parts requires three advanced chamber musicians.

Grade Level: 4
Copyright: 2003
Number of Players: 3
Duration: 12:30

Sample PDF

  • earthlings.pdf

    • Instrumentation

    Percussion 1 (vibraphone, snare drum, small triangle, 5 Japanese cup bowls, metal wind chimes, bell tree, drumset (SD, BD, lg.t-t, sm.t-t, HH, ride & crash cymbals), xylophone, 6 large woodblocks)

    Percussion 2 (crotales (or bells), marimba, 2 bongos, 4 triangles, 4 suspended cymbals, drumset (same as P.1), tambourine, snare drum, 6 suspended temple blocks)

    Percussion 3 (4 pedal timpani, small bass drum, bells, finger cymbals, 5 gongs, 6 almglocken, flexatone, drumset (smae as P.1), plastimba, 3 African log drums (2 pitches each))