Cahn-Tides

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.