Music for percussion ensemble
Synbad
Marimba quartet level: adv. dur. 6' Svitzer ...An attractive composition for 4 players on one 5-oct marimba. Based on melodic and rhythmic grooves, through all the parts. There are three themes with each player in the front, which leads to an increasing end...
The Kansalla Story
percussion quartet level: adv. dur. 6' Svitzer Ethnic percussion from East to West. A meeting with a concert and a Scottish high tension snare, an Irish frame drum, a Spanish Cajon, an African Talking drum and a Turkish darbouka. Everyone with his own typical styles, and there opinionated rhythms. Review (Percussive Notes, July 2016) Belgian composer Walter Mertens has created a “United Nations Subcommittee on Percussion” in his quartet “The Kansalla Story.” He combines hand drums from Ireland, Turkey, Africa, and Spain with a concert snare drum and tambourine, and tops it all off with a high-tension snare drum. The 6½-minute groove-based work is comprised of three sections, all played attacca: a 12/8 opening, a slightly slower 4/4 featuring the tambourines and swelling hemiolas in the snare drum, followed by an accelerando into the last section, which introduces the high-tension snare drum. A brief return to the opening 12/8 brings the work to a close. Since the composition is a very straightforward ostinato-based jam, this piece makes for an easy introduction to some less common, multi-cultural instruments. Adding solos to the piece would make a nice variation, and would provide the audience a much better chance to hear the unique sounds each drum is capable of creating—something that tends to get lost in the full texture of the work. Once the instruments themselves are acquired, maintaining a good balance between the snare drums (especially the high-tension drum) and the other hand drums is likely the primary difficulty. --Michael Overman
Atlantic Breeze
percussion quartet level: adv. dur. 6' Svitzer Atlantic breeze is a perfect blend of a smooth melody and a driving, but restful groove on the cajon and the triangle. A more dramatic theme on the marimba and the vibes interrupts this flowing motion. At the end, the main theme brings us back. Take a walk at the seaside. Review (Percussive Notes, July 2016) This delightful five+ minute work has hints of light calypso and island music, and will nicely fill the “easy listening” slot of a percussion ensemble or chamber percussion concert. Three keyboard players, two with small extra instruments, and a percussionist (cajon, conga, and pedal instruments) are all kept busy throughout, with the melody moving between keyboards, and the percussionist providing the groove. The straight-forward ABA form consists of grooves in 7/8 and 4/4. In the 7/8 section, one marimba lays down a rhythmic ostinato with the cajon and triangle, and the other marimba plays a charming melody full of short rising passages followed by longer notes. A number of “tricky” rhythms occur, notably a quintuplet over the last three eighths of the 7/8, with a rest on the first note, but the constant underlying groove and repetition of these rhythms alleviate the difficulty considerably. The 4/4 section features rolling triplets, while the percussionist plays a rather sparse conga groove. The other marimba and vibraphone take turns with the melody, again including short rhythmic set-ups to long, breezy sustains. A bit of variation and counter melody are added to the return of the A section. If the pedal instruments are accessible, I believe an average high school percussion ensemble can put this together. College students should have no trouble. The piece is scored well, such that balance issues will take care of themselves, at least until dealing with conceivable nuisances of a specific performing space. I also see potential for “opening up” some of the repeated passages for improvised solos, if desired --Michael Overman
A Fly in the desert
percussion quartet (quintet) level: adv. dur.8'20 Southern Percussion
Tierra del fuego
percussion ensemble 11 players level: med.. dur. 6' Beurskens
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Drummer"s Symphony N°1
dur. 9'30 publ. by Southern Percussion This piece has 4 different drum set parts (from very easy to advanced), 3 extra percussion parts and a bass part it was created to make the drum sets center stage. Every part has a solo, whilst the others play an accompaniment. In the middle section the players use different instruments and mallets to create a mysterious sound. Drummer's Symphony N°2
level: easy /med./adv. dur. 7'50 publ. by WM-Music
Percussive Typhoon level: easy /med./adv. dur. 10' WM-Music
Ripalata
percussion ensemble 10 to 13 players Alfonce Production
Triptichon
percussion ensemble level: med. dur. 6'00 Beurskens
French Coffee
percussion sextet level: adv. Southern Percussion
Bamdrasch Procession
percussion ensemble 18 players level: adv.. dur. 14'15 WM-Music
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