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A percussion concerto is a type of musical composition for a percussion soloist and a large ensemble, such as a concert band or orchestra. Two notable figures in the genre are the percussionists Colin Currie and Evelyn Glennie, who have separately commissioned and premiered numerous entrees to the repertoire. Two common subsets of the percussion concerto are the timpani concerto and the marimba concerto.

List of percussion concertos

• Kalevi Aho
  • Sieidi (2010)
• John Corigliano
  • Conjurer (2007)
• Michael Daugherty
  • UFO (1999)
• Avner Dorman
  • Frozen in Time (2007)
• Helen Grime
  • Percussion Concerto (2018)
• Jennifer Higdon
  • Percussion Concerto (2005)
  • Duo Duel for two percussionists and orchestra (2020)
• Alan Hovhaness
  • Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints (1965)
• James MacMillan
  • Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (1992)
  • Percussion Concerto No. 2 (2014)
• Thea Musgrave
  • Wood, Metal and Skin (2004)
• Einojuhani Rautavaara
  • Incantations (2008)
• Ned Rorem
  • Mallet Concerto (2003)
• Christopher Rouse
  • Der gerettete Alberich (1997)
• Steven Stucky
  • Spirit Voices (2003)
• Joan Tower
  • Strike Zones (2001)
• Chen Yi
  • Percussion Concerto (1998)

References

1. Service, Tom (1 October 2010). "Taking the knocks: the chequered history of the percussion concerto". The Guardian. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
2. "Percussion concerto proves Colin Currie is a world-beater". The Herald. 2 March 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
3. Corigliano, John (2007). "Conjurer: Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra (with optional Brass)". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
4. Dorman, Avner. "Frozen in Time". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
5. Grime, Helen (2018). "Percussion Concerto". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
6. Smith, Tim (March 23, 2012). "At the BSO: Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto is a smash". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
7. "Jennifer Higdon on her Duo Duel and Concerto for Orchestra". Gramophone. August 18, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
8. Burton, Anthony (January 20, 2012). "Hovhaness: Symphony No. 22 (City of Light); Exile Symphony; Bagatelle No. 1; Bagatelle No. 2; Bagatelle No. 3; Bagatelle No. 4; Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints; Prayer of St Gregory; String Quartet No. 4". BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
9. MacMillan, James (2014). "Percussion Concerto No. 2: Programme Note". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
10. Rautavaara, Einojuhani (2008). "Incantations: Composer's Note". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
11. Rorem, Ned (2003). "Mallet Concerto". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
12. Swed, Mark (August 16, 2008). "A percussionist cavorts alongside 'The Planets'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
13. Whitehouse, Richard (October 2010). "Stucky Pinturas de Tamayo: Stucky's attractive yet challenging orchestral works are worth investigating". Gramophone. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
14. Tower, Joan (2001). "Strike Zones". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
15. "Percussion Concerto". Theodore Presser Company. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

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