THAT'S AMORE
Arrangement for Keyboard Percussion Ensemble
Written: 1992
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: keyboard percussion ensemble
Written For John Beck and the Eastman Marimba Ensemble
Premiere: Eastman Marimba Ensemble, John Beck, conductor, Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, NY, 1992.
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Program Note
I’ve always been a fan of Dean Martin’s songs. During my first few years of college, a disc that was always in my CD player was a CD of Dean Martin's Greatest Hits. It was interesting to me that some of his songs were orchestrated with marimbas and other non-standard percussion instruments. It seemed like a perfect fit to arrange That’s Amore for keyboard percussion ensemble. This work was originally written for and premiered by the Eastman Marimba Ensemble directed by John Beck.