(b. 1943)
Robin Holloway is a fluent and versatile composer, noted for his rapprochement with tonality and Romanticism in such works as Scenes from Schumann (1970). His music has emotional power, skillful construction and exuberant orchestration. Holloway's output ranges from lush orchestral scores such as Seascape and Harvest, to the ensemble work Evening with Angels composed for the London Sinfonietta and in lighter vein a series of widely-performed Serenades. Noted Holloway conductors include Oliver Knussen, Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas.
Robin Holloway Composition Timpani and Percussion Requirements
Aria
No Timpani + 1 percussion
Snare drum, 4 bongos, suspended cymbal, tambourine, jingles, claves, wood block, 2 triangles, tam tam, hooter
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Boys and Girls Come Out to Play
Timpani + 2 percussion
Snare drum, tenor drum, orchestral bass drum, ratchet, maracas, triangle, suspended cymbal, clash cymbals, tam tam, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, tubular bells
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Brand - Oratorio
Timpani + 4 percussion
Snare drum, toy snare drum, tenor drum, orchestral bass drum, triangle, suspended cymbal, clash cymbals x 2 pairs, tam tam, wood block, 2 Chinese blocks, castanets, jingles, rattle, ratchet, rute, klaxon, lions roar, siren, 2 thunder sheets, 2 anvils, metal bar, cracked bell effect, deep bell, cowbell, glockenspiel, vibraphone, tubular bells
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Clarissa
Timpani + 4 percussion
Clash cymbals, suspended cymbal, snare drum, orchestral bass drum, tam tam, ratchet, klaxon, glockenspiel, triangle, tubular bells
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Clarissa Sequence
Timpani + 3 percussion
Glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, triangle, snare drum, orchestral bass drum, suspended cymbal, clash cymbals, tam tam
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Concertino No.3 (Homage to Weill)
Timpani + 2 percussion
Small clash cymbals, 2 suspended cymbal, tam tam 2 triangles, castanets, 3 x Chinese blocks, claves, wood block, orchestral bass drum with cymbals attached, snare drum, piccolo snare drum, tambourine
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Divertimento No.1
Timpani + 2 percussion
Clash cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam tam, triangle, claves, maracas, temple blocks, wood block, orchestral bass drum, snare drum
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Domination of Black
No Timpani + 4 percussion
Glockenspiel, xylophone, clash cymbals, 2 suspended cymbals, tam tam, triangle, orchestral bass drum, snare drum, tenor drum
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Double Concerto
Timpani (+ suspended cymbal) + 2 percussion
Vibraphone, 2 octaves crotales, claves, jingles, maracas, tam tam, triangle, wind-machine, glockenspiel, marimba, snare drum, orchestral bass drum, tambourine, bell tree, suspended cymbal
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Entrance: Carousing: Embarkation
Timpani + 6 percussion
Snare drum, glockenspiel, ratchet, large clash cymbals, tenor drum, marimba, xylophone, 2 Chinese blocks, tambourine, 2 x triangles, orchestral bass drum, vibraphone, tubular bells, claves, whip, 2 x suspended cymbals, maracas, jingles, wood block, tam tam, 2 klaxons, bell tree
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First Concerto for Orchestra
No Timpani + 4 percussion
Glockenspiel, gong, bongos, 2 tom toms, clash cymbals, 2 suspended cymbals, 2 tam tams, triangle, 2 temple blocks, whip, orchestral bass drum, snare drum, tenor drum
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Panorama
Timpani + 3 percussion
2 x triangles, clash cymbals, small clash cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam tam, tambourine, snare drum, tenor drum, orchestral bass drum
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Praeludium
Timpani + 5 percussion
Glockenspiel, chime bars, tubular bells, 2 x triangles, tambourine, snare drum , tenor drum, orchestral bass drum, clash cymbals, suspended cymbal tam tam
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Scenes from Antwerp
No Timpani + 2 percussion
Vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, 2 octaves crotales, tubular bells, triangle, suspended cymbal, tam tam, orchestral bass drum
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Scenes from Schumann
No Timpani + 1 percussion
Triangle, suspended cymbal, tam tam
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Sea-Surface Full of Clouds
No Timpani + 2 percussion
2 octaves crotales, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, clash cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam tam, 3 x triangles, orchestral bass drum, tambourine
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Seascape and Harvest
No Timpani + 4 percussion
Glockenspiel, vibraphone, tubular bells, triangle, large suspended cymbal, sizzle cymbal, small & large clash cymbals, tam tam, maracas, jingles, tambourine, bell tree, claves, 2 wood blocks, 2 cowbells, anvil, ratchet, snare drum, tenor drum, 2 x orchestral bass drums
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Second Concerto for Orchestra
Timpani + 4 percussion
Glockenspiel, gong, tubular bells, vibraphone, xylophone, 9 anvils, bell tree, clash cymbals, 2 x suspended cymbals, tam tam, 3 x triangles, claves, maracas, ratchet, 3 Chinese blocks, wood block, whip, orchestral bass drum snare drum tambourine, tenor drum
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Symphony
No Timpani + 9 percussion
Xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, tubular bells, 2 octaves crotales, 4 x triangles, jingles, orchestral bass drum, snare drum tenor drum, clash cymbals, 3 suspended cymbals, sizzle cymbal, tam tam, gong, tambourine, whip, wood block, Chinese blocks, claves, maracas, ratchet
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The Spacious Firmament
Timpani + 3 percussion
Glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba, tubular bells, 3 x triangles, tambourine, snare drum, tenor drum, orchestral bass drum 2 octaves crotales, suspended cymbal, 2 x clash cymbals, tam tam, jingles, bell tree, maracas, whip, lions roar, anvil, ratchet, swanee whistle, balloon
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Third Concerto for Orchestra
Timpani + 3 percussion + celeste
Orchestral bass drum tam tam, 2 x clash cymbals, 2 x triangles, snare drum wood block, 2 octaves crotales, claves, xylophone, marimba, jingles, maracas, glockenspiel vibraphone, tubular bells, 2 anvils, tambourine, sizzle cymbal, siren, celeste
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Violin Concerto
No Timpani + 3 percussion
2 triangles, 3 suspended cymbals, tam tam , timpani, 2 octaves crotales, glockenspiel, xylophone, tambourine, maracas, vibraphone, tubular bells, clash cymbals, jingles, 2 Chinese blocks, marimba
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Wagner Nights
Timpani + 2 percussion
Snare drum, orchestral bass drum, tambourine, suspended cymbal, clash cymbals, tam tam, triangle, tubular bells
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