(b 1980)
Born in Trondheim, Norway in 1980, Kim André Arnesen is one of the most frequently performed contemporary choral composers. Although he was an avid follower of MTV and a huge fan of The Cure at ten years old, he also studied classical piano, sang as a chorister in the Nidaros Cathedral Boys’ Choir, and received his education at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim. With a deep interest in baroque, contemporary classical, and popular music, his musical career could have ventured down many paths; however, choral music became his greatest passion. Kim's first major work, Magnificat, was commissioned and premiered by the Nidaros Cathedral Girls' Choir. Released by 2L in 2014, the work received rave reviews from prominent classical music magazines like Gramophone and Choir & Organ, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best surround recording'. His second album, 'Infinity: Choral Works' (Naxos), released in January 2018, reached No. 2 on iTunes' best-selling classical albums and No. 6 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Albums Charts.
Kim André Arnesen Composition Timpani and Percussion Requirements
Bird and Rainfall (2020)
Timpani + 4 percussion
Orchestral bass drum, bongos, temple blocks, clash cymbals, tambourine, mark tree, rainstick, snare drum, glockenspiel, xylophone, triangle x 2, bell tree, tubular bells
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I will light candles this Christmas (2017) (chorus and ensemble)
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Triangle, glockenspiel, clash cymbals, mark tree, suspended cymbal
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I will light candles this Christmas (2017) chorus and orchestra
Timpani + 2 percussion
Triangle, glockenspiel, clash cymbals, mark tree, suspended cymbal
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Nordlys (Northern Lights) (2020)
Timpani + 3 percussion
Bones, clash cymbals, cabassa, temple blocks, orchestral bass drum large, orchestral bass drum small, xylophone, triangle x 2, riq, glockenspiel, tom tom, snare drum, djembe, tubular bells, tambourine, tam tam, udu drum, rainstick, egg shaker, bongos, mark tree, hi hat, pedal bass drum
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Stabat Mater (upper voices) (2019)
Timpani + 1 percussion
Glockenspiel, 2 octaves crotales, tubular bell B4, triangle, orchestral bass drum, suspended cymbal, tam tam
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The Stranger (2021)
No Timpani + 3 percussion
Triangle, guiro, riq, pandeiro, tambourine, glockenspiel, tubular bells, bongos, 4 tom toms, darabuka, pow wow drum, snare drum, floor tom, orchestral bass drum, tam tam
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