Thor and Loki

David Marlatt

Subtitle: From The Hammer of Asgard

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: c. 3:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Eighth Note Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Flexatone
Gong
Hi-Hat
Ratchet
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tom-Tom
Triangle
Vibra-slap
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Thor and Loki is the opening movement to the three-part suite The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack-style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, this movement introduces a powerful Thor theme in the horns and the ever-tricky Loki theme in the solo alto saxophone. Wailing Hollywood horns, brilliant trumpets, woodwind flourishes, energetic percussion writing and powerful low parts make this fun to play for all and a wild adventure for audiences.

- Program Note from publisher

Thor is the god of thunder, who with his mighty hammer can summon lightning bolts and fly. Loki, his half-brother, is the trickster god. He is unpredictable and loves to pull pranks on people.

Scored in three sections, the opening section includes adventure-film-style scoring with dramatic dynamic changes, powerful brass statements and aggressive percussion lines. The slower, contrasting second section, Thor, God of Thunder, is dignified and noble, with martial percussion lines, bold melodic material initially stated by the horns, and a brief solo passage for trumpet. The final section, Loki, the Trickster, conveys a sneaky mood with unpredictable effects and playful solos for alto saxophone.

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Abide with Me (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1861/2014)
Canzon per Sonare No. 4 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (c. 1597/2012)
Chinese Dragon Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
Early One Morning (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2014)
For Those Who Have Served (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Hail the Conquering Hero (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1746/2008/2014)
The Journey of Invention (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2014)
The King's Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2019)
Kingsfold (Flex instrumentation) ((as arranger) 2009/2014)
Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
Ripples in the Sand (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2014)
Siyahamba (Flex instrumentation) (2002/2014)
Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2020)
Three Renaissance Madrigals (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2000/2012)
The Uprising (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)

All Wind Works

Abide with Me (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1861/2014)
Ancient Airs and Dances (as arranger) (2008)
Battle with the Frost Giants. See: The Hammer of Asgard
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (as arranger) (1721/2011)
Canzon per Sonare No. 4 (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (c. 1597/2012)
Carnival of Venice (as editor; arr. Staigers) (1936/2009)
Chinese Dragon Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Click (2018)
Concert Etude, Op 49 (as arranger)
Concerto from "L'Estero armonico" (as arranger) (1711/2016)
Concerto for Two Piccolos (as arranger) (1728/2017)
Dance Suite (as arranger) (c. 1612/2017)
Ding Dong Merrily on High (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
Down Wilderness Road (2018)
Early One Morning (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2008/2014)
Earthscape (2011/2015)
Fanfare (as arranger) (1912/1927/2007)
Firescape (2019)
For Those Who Have Served (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Grand Chorus and Dialogue (as arranger) (1881/1998)
Gypsy Rondo (as arranger)
Hail the Conquering Hero (as arranger) (1746/2008)
Hail the Conquering Hero (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1746/2008/2014)
The Hall of Valhalla. See: The Hammer of Asgard
The Hammer of Asgard (2018)
- Thor and Loki (2018)
- The Hall of Valhalla (2018)
- Battle with the Frost Giants (2018)
The Hammer of Asgard (Brass and percussion) (2018)
- Thor and Loki (Brass and percussion) (2018)
- The Hall of Valhalla (Brass and percussion) (2018)
- Battle with the Frost Giants (Brass and percussion) (2018)
Jig Fugue (as arranger) (2003)
The Journey of Invention (Flex instrumentation) (2009/2014)
The King's Parade (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2019)
Kingsfold (Flex instrumentation) ((as arranger) 2009/2014)
La Virgin de la Macarena (as arranger) (as arranger) (2006)
Let There Be One Nation (2018)
O Magnum Mysterium (Marlatt) (as arranger)
Pine Ridge Rag (as arranger) (1998/2019)
Prayer and Alleluia (as arranger) (1868/2009)
Puck and Elfin Dance (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
Ripples in the Sand (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2014)
Shaped by Time (2014)
Side Partners (as arranger)
Silent Night (as arranger)
Siyahamba (Flex instrumentation) (2002/2014)
Spring (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2020)
Sunset over Blue Water (2019)
Susato Dance Suite (as arranger)
Thor and Loki. See: The Hammer of Asgard (2018)
The Uprising (2016)
The Uprising (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)
The Valley of the Kings (2010)
Wassail, Wassail All Over Town (as arranger) (2011)
Windscape (2010)
A World Away (2014)
Ye Merry Gents (2007)

Resources

Marlatt, D. (2018) Thor and Loki: From The Hammer of Asgard [score]. Eighth Note Publications: Markham, Ont.
"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist 74.7 (March 2020): 53. Print
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