Carmen Overture | Georges BIZET
Ref.: HIP061
Carmen Overture, after Georges Bizet: an arrangement for percussion ensemble, published in the Hits in Percussion series.
Arranged by Mario Nentwich. The opera's prelude, with its toreador march and fate motif, brought to keyboard percussion. Two minutes that make an effective curtain-raiser: triangle, crash cymbals and bass drum capture the Spanish colour of the original.
- Composer: Georges BIZET — arrangement: Mario NENTWICH
- Instrumentation: glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, 2 marimbas, timpani, triangle, crash cymbals, bass drum
- Number of players: 8 players
- Level: Intermediate
- Duration: 2 min 07 s
Technical specifications
| Minimum number of players | 8 |
|---|---|
| Instrumentation | glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, 2 marimbas, timpani, triangle, clash cymbals, bass drum |
| Duration | 2 min 07 s |
About
| Level | Intermediate |
|---|---|
| Style | Classical, Ensemble |
| Composer / Author | Georges BIZET |
| Arranger | Mario NENTWICH |
| Publisher | Hits in Percussion |









