Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin is definitely one of my favorite Piano Concertos so one day I decided I wanted to make a Percussion Arrangement out of this song. This is also the longest piece of my I have ever wrote standing at 15:43 and this also toke me over a year to wright. I really hope you all enjoy this and if you do, please leave a like and a comment down below. I would love to listen to all of your feedback! Thank you and have a great day!

Program Used: Finale V25

Instrumentation:

Marimba One
Marimba Two
Marimba Three
Marimba Four
Xylophone
Vibraphone One
Vibraphone Two
Vibraphone Three
Vibraphone Four (Large Gong)
Piano
Synthesizer One (Warm Strings | Electric Piano)
Synthesizer Two (Warm Pad | Bass Guitar | Overdrive Guitar)
Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
Bass Guitar
Drum Set
Percussion One (Triangle | Sleigh Bells | Tambourine | Small Cowbell | Shaker | Ratchet | Wind Chimes | Large Cowbell | Egg Shaker | Break Drum | Bass Drum | Gong)
Percussion Two (Bass Drum | Gong | Shaker | Crash Cymbals | Triangle)
Percussion Three (Suspended Cymbal | Crash Cymbals | Slapstick | Snare Drum)
Timpani
Chimes
Bells
Crotoles

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