In addition to providing a vehicle to showcase the soloist's virtuosity, Steven Mackey's Micro-Concerto explores a variety of complex roles that a percussionist can play in relation to a small ensemble.Number of players: 6Difficulty: AdvancedInstrumentationPlayer 1: Solo percussion-Vibraphone, 3 tom toms, almglocken, 2 congas, claves, small triangle, suspended cymbal, pedal bass drum, low Asian drum, low Samba whistle, clickers, bongos, 2 timbales, woodblocks, 2 piccolo woodblocks, small cowbell, log drum, mounted castanets, small guiro, egg shaker, mounted tambourine, jingles, vibraslap, sizzle cymbal, Chinese cymbal, crash cymbal, small Chinese gong, cans, bean pod rattle, bottlesPlayer 2: Flute, Alto flute, piccoloPlayer 3: Bb clarinet, bass clarinetPlayer 4: ViolinPlayer 5: CelloPlayer 6: Piano
