Limerick Daydreams
by Nathan Daughtrey
Percussion Ensemble - Sheet Music

Percussion Ensemble Percussion Ensemble (Percussion 1 (Bells, Tambourine), Percussion 2 (Chimes, Snare Drum, Xylophone), Percussion 3 (Vibraphone, Temple Blocks), Percussion 4 (Vibraphone, Bongos, Congas), Percussion 5 (4-octave Marimba, Medium Concert Tom, Tam-Tam), Percussion 6 (4.3-octave Mar) - medium difficult

SKU: CN.10510

Composed by Nathan Daughtrey. Percussion Music. Score and parts. Duration 12:00. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.10510).

The work opens rather mysteriously with fragments of the tune thrown about the ensemble and echoes of the bodhran (a traditional Irish drum) emulated by a dampened bass drum. A raucous drumming section ensues and gives way to the first full presentation of the reel. What follows is a series of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic transformations of the Irish tune - some quite playful, some beautifully melancholy, and some majestically resolute.

Limerick Daydreams was the 2nd Place Winner of the 2005 Percussive Arts Society International Composition Contest. The work is based on the Irish reel, Highway to Limerick. The work opens rather mysteriously with fragments of the tune thrown about the ensemble and echoes of the bodhran (a traditional Irish drum) emulated by a dampened bass drum. A raucous drumming section ensues and gives way to the first full presentation of the reel. What follows is a series of melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic transformations of the Irish tune - some quite playful, some beautifully melancholy, and some majestically resolute.