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London Bridge
Subtitle: Percussion Ensemble
General Info
Year: 1967
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: LudwigMasters Publications, through Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $9.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Timpani (5 drums)
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V (5 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Bongos
- Celesta
- Chimes
- China Cymbal
- Crash Cymbals
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
London Bridge by Alan Abel brings to life the early moments of a first music lesson by a reluctant and slightly incorrigible student. You hear the melody and then you don't, followed by the sharp crack of teacher's ruler across the students fingers. The melody is finally rescued by the rest of the ensemble in a contrapuntal treatment.
- Program Note from Steve Weiss Music
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alegre Muchacho
- Ashland High
- Holiday Special
- London Bridge (1967)
- Serenade to a Sand Dune
- Tom-tom Foolery (1963)
Resources
- Abel, A. (1967). London Bridge: Percussion Ensemble [score]. Ludwig Music: Cleveland, Ohio.