Hungarian, Op. 39, No. 12 (10 Percussionists) - Edward MacDowell, arr. Josh Gottry

Performed by Brigham Young University Percussion Ensemble, Directed by Matt Coleman
Originally composed for piano solo, as the last piece in a set of 12 etudes published in 1890, "Hungarian” is a short and energetic work that translates perfectly to a percussion ensemble orchestration. Scored for 10 players including five keyboard percussion parts, timpani, and four players on cymbals, snare, concert toms, and accessory percussion, each note of the MacDowell piano score is retained, while the additional voices add punctuation and driving rhythmic figures befitting of the Presto tempo.