Composer: Hext, David
Instrumentation: Xylophone and GlockenspielIncluding:
The Music Box - Grade 1 Trinity Guildhall
The Windmill - Grade 1 Trinity Guildhall
The Carousel - Grade 2 Trinity Guildhall
Cleo - Grade 3 Trinity Guildhall
Spike Island March - Grade 4 Trinity Guildhall
The Big Wheel - Grade 5 Trinity Guildhall
Ten delightful and very popular pieces for tuned percussion. All the pieces encourage the performer to play musically and sensitively, integrating with the piano accompaniment.
NAPT magazine May 1999
"Ask any young percussionist what their first "real" tuned pieces were with a proper piano accompaniment and they're bound to mention David Hext." "....real music with shape and colour together with an interesting piano part which lifts any performance and any performer."
Exam Repertoire: yes
Exam Grade: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,