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Camaraderie was commissioned by Dr. Brett Dietz and the Louisiana State Uiversity Percussion Ensemble as a part of a tribute to the lat Dr. John Raush.
Following a brief introduction, the timpani part enters with a most unaccompanied rhythmic flourish, joined a few measures later by the rest of the ensemble. Call and response sections are featured throughout the piece. A timpani cadenza signals the end as the keyboard instruments enter featuring long extended phrases to back up the the timpanist who utilizes four yarn mallets to play a chorale like passage.
Number of Players:
Difficulty: Grade
Instrumentation:
Player I: Timpani Solo
Player II: Marimba, 4 Toms, 2 Break Drum, Flex-a-tone
Player III: Vibraphone, Snare Drum, Maracas, Triangle, Castanet Machine
Player IV: Xylophone, 3 Sus. Cym., 4 Bowl Gongs, Claves
Player V: Bells, Large Bass Drum, Small Tam-Tam, Temple Blocks
Player VI: Ago-go bells, Tenor Drum, Wind Chimes, Bell Plate, Woodblock
Player VII: Large Ta-Tam, Log Drum, 2 Toms, 2 Cowbells
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 Adams is the composer of numerous published and unpublished musical compositions and the author of several articles and reviews on 20th.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.
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