Psathas-View From Olympus (soli version w/digital audio)-V/M /steel drs./dulcimer/P/PN/digital track or orch.

John Psathas' double concerto for percussion and piano "View From Olympus" is published as a folio of paperback parts with digital audio download for study and performance. The full orchestral score is available separately.

About the work:

Steeped in Greek mythology and folk music this high energy double concerto for percussion, piano and orchestra is now presented in this new performance edition. Following a request from the commissioner, Dame Evelyn Glennie, a MIDI realisation of the orchestral parts of View From Olympus was created to enable performance by two musicians with audio playback. A digital download also contains various mixes for rehearsal purposes; an invaluable resource for those wishing to perform this concerto.

Number of players: 2+
Difficulty: Very advanced

Instrumentation:
Player 1: Vibraphone, marimba (5 octave), steel drums, dulcimer (santour), kick drum, 4 tomtoms, 4 octobans, hi hat, trash, splash, crash and China crash cymbals, wind chimes, mark tree, bell tree, triangle, finger cymbals
Player 2: Piano