(b. 1957)
Miguel del Águila was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1957. He initially studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and then later at the Hochschule fur Music and Konservatorium in Vienna. Some of his piano works were performed in New York’s Carnegie Hall whilst he was studying in Vienna and a short time later is composition Hexen, was premiered with the Brookyn Philharmonic in New York. Del Águila returned to the US in 1992 and later became the musical director of the Ojai Camerata in Los Angeles from 1996 to 1999. After his works had found homes in cities such as London, Zurich, Budapest, Tokyo and Rome, Del Águila became resident composer Chautauqua Music Festival from 2001 – 2004 and in 2010 he was the recipient of two Latin Grammy nominations for his recording ‘Salón Buenos Aires’ and ‘Clocks’, his esteemed composition from the album. Del Águila’s music was performed by, amongst others the Cincinnati and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestras in 2016 and 2017 and in the same period has also given masterclasses as Composer in Residence at the Tailis Fesitval Academy and Vanderbilt University.
Miguel del Águila Composition Timpani and Percussion Requirements
A Conga Line in Hell
No Timpani + 1 percussion
Triangle, cowbells, congas, small tam tam, maracas, glockenspiel, tubular bells, suspended cymbal, 2 timpani (low F to high E), police whistle - additional police whistle to be played by the harpist
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Broken Rondo (Rondo Roto)
Timpani + 1 percussion
2 octaves crotales, suspended cymbal, small triangle, tambourine, maracas, orchestral bass drum
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Caribbean Bacchanal
Timpani + 7 percussion
Claves, cabassa, cowbell, hi hat, 3 bongos, 3 congas, suspended cymbals, tubular bells, 3 wood blocks, splash cymbal, police whistle, timbales, xylophone, tambourine, glockenspiel, reco reco, 4 tom toms, clash cymbals, tam tam, thunder sheet, triangle, orchestral bass drum, snare drum, gong, siren
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Caribena
No Timpani + 3 percussion
Timbales, suspended cymbal, tam tam, cowbell, woodblock, claves, maracas, congas, bongos, tom toms x 3, orchestral bass drum, samba whistle
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Concerto for Clarinet and 15 Instruments
No Timpani + 2 percussion
1) tambourine, military drum, timpani, orchestral bass drum, triangle, suspended cymbal, clash cymbals, tam tam, 2) glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 tom toms, pea whistle, maracas, tubular bells, 4 temple blocks
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Concierto en Tango - (Concerto in Tango) for Cello and Orchestra
Timpani + 2 percussion
1) suspended cymbal, woodblock, orchestral bass drum, marimba, triangle, tam tam, congas, snare drum, bongos, triangle, tubular bells, vibraphone, whip
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Conga for Orchestra
Timpani + 4 percussion
Triangle, xylophone, glass wind chimes, cowbells, nightingale whistle, high tubular bell (Jazz bell), wood block, orchestral bass drum, congas, timbales, hi hat, 2 tom toms, whip, tam tam, maracas, suspended cymbal, glockenspiel, police whistle x 2, wind machine, clash cymbals, tubular bells, military drum
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Piano Concerto
Timpani + 4 percussion
2 brake drums, tam tam, tubular bells, high gong, low gong, tubular bells, suspended cymbal, orchestral bass drum, thunder sheet, glockenspiel, triangle, mark tree, nightingale call, xylophone, 4 tom toms, hi hat
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Salon Buenos Aires
Timpani + 4 percussion + celeste
Glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, 2 suspended cymbal, marimba, orchestral bass drum, triangle, tam tam, cowbell, timbales, reco reco, agogos, samba whistle, wind machine
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The Fall of Cuzco
Timpani + 4 percussion + celeste
1) 2 octaves crotales, 2) tubular bells, 3) triangle small, triangle large, very small cowbells, sleighbells, tam tam, whip, hi hat, suspended cymbal, clash cymbals, 4) castanets, claves, sleighbells, very small cowbells, tambourine, suspended cymbal, orchestral bass drum, ratchet, cowbell, temple blocks, wood block, snare drum, tam tam - celeste
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The Giant Guitar
Timpani + 3 percussion
1) orchestral bass drum, castanets, cowbell, triangle, suspended cymbal, police whistle, tam tam, 2) cabassa, claves, 2 octaves crotales, orchestral bass drum, 3) xylophone, glockenspiel x 2, electric siren
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Toccata
No Timpani + 3 percussion
1) glockenspiel, xylophone, agogo bells, maracas, suspended cymbal, snare drum, tambourine, clash cymbals, tam tam, 2) tubular bells, bongos, 2 bottles, congas, 2 tom toms, pedal bass drum, agogo bells, 2 temple blocks, tambourine, hi hat, suspended cymbal, orchestral bass drum, tam tam, snare drum 3) 2 wood blocks, 3 timpani, bongos, congas, orchestral bass drum, maracas, suspended cymbal - electric police siren to be played by bassoonist
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