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Scored for ten percussionists. This piece is never static (as it might seem with casual listening), but rather, it is always evolving into new shades of percussion sound until the listener is awakened from the music at its conclusion. Instrumentation: snare drums (8), tenor drums (2), metal shakers (2), sus. cymbal, Indian bells, bass drum, timpani (1), wind machine and waterfall machine (construction diagram included). adv. high school/college.
Number of Players: 10
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:
Player I: Wind Machine
Player II: Waterfall Machine
Player III: Snare Drum, Tenor Drum
Player IV: Snare Drum, Tenor Drum
Player V: Snare Drum, Metal Shaker
Player VI: Snare Drum, Metal Shaker
Player VII: Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal
Player VIII: Snare Drum, Indian Bells
Player IX: Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Player X: Snare Drum, 1 Timpani
Bill Cahn has been a member of the NEXUS percussion group since 1971, and was principal percussionist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 1968 to 1995. Born in Philadelphia in 1946, Bill has performed with conductors, composers, ensembles, and artists representing diverse musical styles - Chet Atkins, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Chuck Mangione, Mitch Miller, Seiji Ozawa, Steve Reich, Doc Severensen, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Winter. He has conducted programs with symphony orchestras, and his compositions for solo percussion, percussion ensemble and percussion with orchestra/band are widely performed. His fourth book, "Creative Music Making," on freeform improvisation was published by Routledge Books in 2005.
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