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This solo perenssion piece is extracted from Tobias Brostrim + Arena - Percussion Ci
Swedish percussionist Johan Bridger. The piece does not include che complete sala pervussion part and has, in some aspects.
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rewritten to work asi slo, The
a leives from the fact that durin,
1 performance of the concerta version, the soloist
walks berween percussion set-ups located at various positions on st neerto version, three set-ups ane used: at the b
a isthe Large snipe
cussion set-up (this is the one used in the solo version, which includes 26 pitehless
instruments): in the front 10 the right of the conductor i a small set-up consisting of belltree. dubai, waterphone ete: and to de
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left of the conductor is five octave maianba, Are cussion Cor
sto Not begins andl ends its 27-minute journey at the
rox. 10-12 minutes, Arena = Sola Versi
set-up atthe buck of the stage. ‘The duration of the solo ve
by Johan Bridger at Kultashuses in Storkholin on 18 November, 2004.
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Performance notes
In this publication, Johan Bridger provides the su
tea sticking, which appears in the score but notin the performance pa
= All notes marke
be accompanied by a groavy flow of double s
with double strokes are tobe played with a “ghost note feel", As inthe cadenza, all the aerented notes should
nimencded that the suggested
= Wis highly oe uy be used
= The tan roll elimas in bur 129 should cover the start of the following bars, which are the
inning ofthe vaenzn, The
stick/mallet change is made very quickly here
Available ition Svitzer
Aeon ~ Solo Ver
Arena = Perens
on Concerto No. 1
Arona - Percussion Concerto No. 1, Piana Reduction
Tobias Brostediny was born in 1978 in Helsin
beet
at the Malm Acauomy of Musi
sweden, Following four years of pr
arked on the pursuit of a Master's degre in composition, stuyin
composer Professor Luca Francescon
‘with the Swedish composer Rolf Martin
Ap many: works for percnssion, He has al snus for film
and dance, chamber music and orchestral works inchuling Transit Underground, C
Arena ~ Percussion Concerto No. 1. which was composed for Joan Bridger. Numero
Larsson, Karen Gomyo, Gavle Symphony Orchestra, Helsingbor
Jinsthinself Tobias fas compo ose electeo-nconstc
on Skies, Cri
es
Symphony Onchestea, the Symphony
Orchestra of Norelandkoperan, Malind Spinphony Orchestra, Autura Chauber Orchesten, Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra
Musica Vitue, Third Cast Pervussion Quartet, Mallens hiews, Gage
Tobias’ sola andl chamber music have been performed throughout Europe. the USA ans Asa, He was awarded sehuarships fram the
Royal Aeaulemy of Musie, Stockholm from 2001-2006 and from the Swedish Performing Rights Society in 2006. In 2004 he was
awartled the Rosenborg-Gehrman compesition scholarship, His amusie
Pere
i, Kaléidoseope and
Hakan Hardenberger, An
Eselats Precassion Quartet and BIT20 have perfurited his works,
ished by Ealtion Svtzer. Gebrmans and Keyboard
Since the autumn of 2006, Tobias has been Composer-in-Resdence with the Ciivle Symphony Orchestra under prineipal conductor
Robin Tieciat. resulting i the composition of two new orchestral works each year, The frst of these. Crimson Seas, was selected by
ish Ra onal Rostrum of Composers in 2007
to represent Sweden in the European Broadcasting Union's Inte