Bergamo-Grand Ambulation of the Bb Zombies-P/X/V/M-CB - Product Information
The Grand Ambulation of the Bb Zombies is an eclectic piece for percussion ensemble. Bergamo combines section of ensemble keyboard material with interjections of of arhythmic chaos from the percussinve voices. The piece flows in and out of groove oriented material that is provided by bass and drum set.
Number of Players: 6
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:
Player I: Xylophone
Player II: Vibraphone
Player III: Marimba
Player IV: Percussion (cymbals, gongs, etc)
Player V: Drumset
Player VI: Bass
From his early days as a drummer in New Jersey, John Bergamo has never lost his desire to expand his interest in percussion. In 1959 John attended the Lenox School of Jazz in Lenox Mass. next door to Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. Under a scholarship, John studied drumset with Max Roach; had Percy Heath and Kenny Dorham as jazz band instructors; studied history and theory with Gunther Schuller, Marshall Stearns and George Russell; and was classmates with Ornette Coleman, and Don Cherry. In 1962 John earned an M.M. degree from Manhattan School of Music, followed by three summers in Tanglewood and time in New York City as a freelance musician.
Number of Players: 6
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:
From his early days as a drummer in New Jersey, John Bergamo has never lost his desire to expand his interest in percussion. In 1959 John attended the Lenox School of Jazz in Lenox Mass. next door to Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. Under a scholarship, John studied drumset with Max Roach; had Percy Heath and Kenny Dorham as jazz band instructors; studied history and theory with Gunther Schuller, Marshall Stearns and George Russell; and was classmates with Ornette Coleman, and Don Cherry. In 1962 John earned an M.M. degree from Manhattan School of Music, followed by three summers in Tanglewood and time in New York City as a freelance musician.
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