Broscious-Pick-Up Sticks (SP)-P/Toy piano

The title "Pick-up Sticks" is taken from the classic game of the same name in which the players attempt to pick up various colored straws in a pile without moving other straws. The work can be loosely compared to that of the "classical" sonata genre featuring a soloist (Player 1) with piano accompaniment (Player 2). As the soloist, Player 1's instrument set-up and music requires a significant amount of choreography as they navigate through the various instruments and combinations of instruments, continuously picking up and putting down the various chimes, mallets, bows, sticks, etc.

- Tim Broscious

Additional Information:

• Number of players: 2
• Difficulty: Advanced
• Instrumentation:
  • Player 1: Dinner chimes (G,C,E,G), hand chimes (Rhythm Band D,F,A,B,C), woodblock, ribbon crasher, singing bowl (G), egg shaker, cymbals
  • Player 2: Toy piano, bass drum w/pedal, sandpaper blocks, call bell (E)