Description
This is a collection of Mozart melodies from Eine Kline Nacht Music, Sonata in C, Symphony 25, Rondo Alla Turca and Ah vous dirai-je (Twinkle, twinkle). The three parts are balanced so everyone gets a chance at being the solo voice. Percussive Arts Society Review: Taking brief passages of themes from Mozart such as”A Little Night Music” and”Rondo ala Turk” among others, this keyboard percussion trio would be appropriate for a very young set of keyboard percussionists. The tonality is C major, and the tempo would probably be moderately fast (however, there is no tempo marking in the score). There is an indicated option for the substitution of other keyboard percussion instruments, but the published parts are printed as scored for bells. The rhythms are largely quarter notes and half notes with a few eighth-note patterns interspersed throughout this 51-measure lackluster arrangement for three younger performers. It would have been better to indicate the optional keyboard assignments for possible instrument substitutions. It might also be useful not to have the melody broken up among the three performers (as opposed to a”hocket” arranging concept in this scoring). While this compositional concept might make sense for more advanced students, younger performers might not be as fluent in matching each other’s dynamic and stylistic hand-offs of the Mozart themes. Perhaps a suggested instrument adaptation (to include a vibraphone and/or marimba) might assist in a successful performance of this trio. In its present form, this trio might be more difficult than it was intended. Jim Lambert