(b. 1955)
Born in 1955 Anders Brødsgaard developed his studies at the Funen Academy of Music from 1974. In 1979 he continued at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen studying with Anker Blyme. He also studied at the Jutland Academy of Music, Karl Aage Rasmussen, Per Nørgard and Hans Abrahamsen being his composition tutors. Karlheinz Stockhausen was an early influence inspiring his serial composition techniques. Some of Brødsgaard’s large scale works include Galaxy in 1999 and Rejse in 2000, after which time he became interested and invested time in exploring the link between classical instrumentation through electronic amplification. Later works include his song cycle Galgenlieder in 2006 and his jazz orchestral composition, Monk’s Mixtures in 2009
Anders Brødsgaard Composition Timpani and Percussion Requirements
Galaxy
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Vibraphone, 2 orchestral bass drums, marimba, large tam tam
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Monk’s Mixtures
No Timpani + 2 percussion
1) marimba, tubular bells, tuned gongs B3, C4, E, F, Bb, timpani, orchestral bass drum (shared) 2) 2 octaves crotales, orchestral bass drum (shared), vibraphone, glockenspiel, large tam tam
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Nataraja
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Vibraphone, 3 tam tams (low, med, high)
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The Mission
No Timpani + 1 percussion
Vibraphone, 2 octave crotales
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Algol 8
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Vibraphone, low octave crotales, large suspended cymbal, tubular bells, 4 cowbells, 3 tom toms, snare drum, large tam tam, metal marl tree, orchestral bass drum
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Piano Concerto
No Timpani + 2 percussion
1) vibraphone, tuned gongs Bb3, Bnat, C4, D, Eb, Enat, Gb, Ab, C#5, F#, high octave crotales 2) marimba, tubular bells, 3 tam tams (high, med, low)
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