Adams-Demons Before Dawn (SP)-P/BFL

Demons Before Dawn combines a wide spectrum of percussion sound with the mysterious sounds of the Bass Flute. Metric irregularity gives this piece a wide range of feels that create a steady sense of anticipation.

Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Player I: Bass Flute
Player II: Bass Drum, 5 Temple Blocks, 3 Suspended Cymbals, Woodblock, Cowbell
Player III: Tam-Tam, 5 Bowl Gongs, 2 Log Drums, 2 Bongos, Triangle
Player IV: Tam-Tam, 4 Tom-Toms, Claves

Daniel Adams was born in Miami Florida in 1956. He is currently a Professor of Music and Chair of the Faculty Senate at Texas Southern University. He has previously held teaching positions at the University of Miami and Miami-Dade Community College. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (1985) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music (1981) from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Music (1978) from Louisiana State University. Adams is the composer of numerous published and unpublished musical compositions and the author of several articles and reviews on 20th. Century percussion music, music pedagogy, and the music of Texas. He is also the author of The Solo Snare Drum: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Compositional Techniques, a book published in 2000 by Honey Rock Music. He has received awards and honors from ASCAP, the American Symphony Orchestra League, the Percussive Arts Society, and the Greater Miami Youth Symphony. His music is recorded on Capstone Records and Summit Records.