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This multiple percussion solo with percussion quartet accompaniment is scored at the grade 5 level. As the composer describes it, "It is all about rhythm, the central core of a percussionists life. Oh yes, there is a melody attached!"
Number of Players: 5
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Player I: (solo) Small Cymbal, 2 Bongos, 2 Tom-Toms, Small Bass Drum
Player II: High Tom-Tom
Player III: Medium Tom-Tom
Player IV: Med/Low Tom-Tom
Player V: Low Tom-Tom
John H. Beck was a member of the U.S. Marine Band for four years before joining the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal Percussionist in 1959 and becoming Principal Timpanist in 1962. A recipient of B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Eastman School of Music, he currently heads its Percussion Department and is conductor of the Eastman Percussion Ensemble.
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