Boo-Three Percussion Moods-P/3T/X

Three Percussion Moods id a suit for five percussionist. Each of the three movements is a light and cheerful vignette based on phrases of seven measures(rather the the more usual four or eight measure phrases). In the course of this piece, as many as seventeen instruments are used, with the performers employing a variety of techniques to produce different sounds from each instrument.

Number of Players: 5
Difficulty: Grade 3
Instrumentation:

Player I: Xylophone (sub bells or marimba)

Player II: Snare Drum, Slide Whistle, 2 Woodblocks, Suspended Cymbal

Player III: 3 Tom-Toms, Suspended Cymbal

Player IV: Bass Drum. Cowbell, Triangle

Player V: 2-3 Timpani, Bird Whistle (optional)

Michael Boo is an arranger—composer with a keen interest in prodicing literature of quality for school musicians. A native of Illinois, he received his B.M> Ed. Degree in 1977 from Vandercook College of Music in Chicago, and M.M> degree in Theroy and Composition in 1979 from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb.