KraftHammer Daniel McCarthy

Band
Number of Players:Standard
Copyright:1999
Piccolo
Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2
Bassoon 1/2
Bb Clarinet 1, 2, 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1, 2, 3
F Horn 1/2
F Horn 3/4
Trombone 1/2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Timpani
Percussion 1 (large tam tam, small crash cymbal, snare drum, suspended cymbal, 4 toms)
Percussion 2 (suspended cymbal, crash cymbals, anvil, tam tam)
Percussion 3 (bass drum, brake drum, crash cymbals)
Mallet 1 (vibraphone, xylophone)
Mallet 2 (bells, marimba)
Commissioned by The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University for the dedication of the university’s new Fine and Performing Arts building.

For a year, the composer observed the flurry of activity and the tremendous sounds in and around the construction site for Indiana State University's new Fine and Performing Arts building. Thus, the piece is dedicated to the workers who built the building--who toiled with great hammers and mechanical devices--to the human effort to make a structure rise.