Waltz of the Insects-SAMPLE

ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ

Waltz of the Insects by Alejandro Gonzalez © 2024 Tapspace Publications, LLC (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

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PROGRAM NOTES

Waltz of the Insects allows the performers to use their imagination as different “insects” join the same ballroom dance. The exciting waltz melody keeps the piece moving as the students build to the final culmination of rhythmic intricacies. Each part gets a chance to be the melody, and I encourage the performers to share their imaginations as the song progresses.

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Alejandro Gonzalez

PERFORMANCE NOTES

This piece is essentially a mallet trio but can be expanded to include various percussion parts and extra keyboards as instruments and players allow. See the opposite page for more details.

While the score displays Part 3 in bass clef, the included set of parts contains both treble and bass clef options for Part 3. For players who don’t yet have experience reading bass clef, it may be preferable for them to read from a treble clef part. If choosing to use the treble clef version, the player would simply perform an octave lower than written on the marimba.

PLAYERS, INSTRUMENTATION, SETUP

MINIMUM SETUP

At minimum, Waltz of the Insects can be performed as a mallet trio with this required instrumentation:

• Part 1 — Glockenspiel (or vibraphone)

• Parts 2 & 3 — Shared marimba (low A)

SUGGESTED SETUP

For a more comprehensive experience, the following optional percussion parts may be added:

• Part 4 (2-player option) — P1: snare drum, 2 toms (medium & low), suspended cymbal; P2: bass drum

• Part 4 (1-player option) — drumset (snare drum, 2 toms, cymbal, kick drum)

• Part 5 (1 or 2 players) — triangle, tambourine (If Part 5 is played by one player, the triangle should be mounted to allow for quick changes between tambourine and triangle.)

To further round out the musical ensemble, consider adding more mallet keyboard parts and/or piano if the instruments and players are available:

• Part 1 — Vibraphone(s), piano

• Part 2 — Xylophone, additional marimba(s), piano

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