Coventry Carol

by Traditional; arr. Brian Blume

Medium Concert Percussion

6 Players

Instrumentation: 

• 1 glockenspiel
• 1 vibraphone
• 2–3 marimbas* — (1) 4-octave, (1) low A, (1) low C

* If 3 marimbas aren’t available, this piece can be performed with 2 marimbas with M1 and M4 sharing a low C instrument.

Brian Blume’s arrangement of Coventry Carol, a traditional English carol based on a biblical play entitled The Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors, is a delicate and haunting treatment of its original. Scored for glockenspiel, vibraphone, and 4 different marimba parts, Mr. Blume does a fantastic job of creating differing textures throughout. He does this by layering in different voices at different times and by using the lowest marimba like a string bass, playing rhythmic figures while the other marimba parts are rolling.

Coventry Carol was premiered by the Southeastern university Percussion Ensemble in December 2017.

In addition to the printed score you are receiving downloadable:

✅ Individual Parts
✅ Full Recording