Luna, Luna
Commissioned by the Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (Scott Stephens, Director) for performance at the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Luna, Luna was inspired by the poem Romance de al luna, luna (“Ballad of the Moon”) by Federico García Lorca. It is a dark poem filled with colorful mystical imagery of youthful innocence, a lunar temptress, and mournful gypsies. The piece is a cousin to my piece The Cry, which is also based on a Lorca poem set in Spain.
Medium: Percussion Ensemble (13-15)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2024
Duration: 6:10
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
Commission: Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (TX)
Commissioned by the Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (Scott Stephens, Director) for performance at the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Luna, Luna was inspired by the poem Romance de al luna, luna (“Ballad of the Moon”) by Federico García Lorca. It is a dark poem filled with colorful mystical imagery of youthful innocence, a lunar temptress, and mournful gypsies. The piece is a cousin to my piece The Cry, which is also based on a Lorca poem set in Spain.
Medium: Percussion Ensemble (13-15)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2024
Duration: 6:10
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
Commission: Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (TX)
Commissioned by the Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (Scott Stephens, Director) for performance at the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Luna, Luna was inspired by the poem Romance de al luna, luna (“Ballad of the Moon”) by Federico García Lorca. It is a dark poem filled with colorful mystical imagery of youthful innocence, a lunar temptress, and mournful gypsies. The piece is a cousin to my piece The Cry, which is also based on a Lorca poem set in Spain.
Medium: Percussion Ensemble (13-15)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Composed: 2024
Duration: 6:10
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
Commission: Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (TX)
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel, Crotales [2 octaves]
Player 2: Xylophone, Glockenspiel
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Vibraphone 3 [bonus part]*
Player 6: Marimba 1 [4.0-octave]
Player 7: Marimba 2 [4.5-octave]
Player 8: Marimba 3 [5.0-octave]
Player 9: Marimba 4 [5.0-octave]
Player 10: Marimba 5 [5.0-octave, bonus part]*
Player 11: Timpani (4 drums), Sizzle Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal
Player 12: Snare Drum, Bongos, Suspended Cymbal, Splash Cymbal
Player 13: China Cymbal, 4 Concert Toms, 2 Brake Drums, Mark Tree
Player 14: Concert Bass Drum, Tam-Tam
Player 15: Machine Castanets, 2 Triangles, Ribbon Crasher, Bell Tree
*The piece was composed without these parts, but the addition of them enhances the orchestration.
Program Notes
Commissioned by the Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (Scott Stephens, Director) for performance at the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Luna, Luna was inspired by the poem Romance de al luna, luna (“Ballad of the Moon”) by Federico García Lorca. It is a dark poem filled with colorful mystical imagery of youthful innocence, a lunar temptress, and mournful gypsies. The piece is a cousin to my piece The Cry, which is also based on a Lorca poem set in Spain.
