Boxall-Quintessential P SP

Intended as an introduction to 5/4, many younger ensembles will find this piece an interesting challenge. Scored for claves, tambourine, guiro, bongos and frame drum - the parts for claves, tambourine and guiro are suitable for inexperienced players, while the parts for bongos and frame drum are a bit more difficult. The frame drum part calls for the player to squeeze the drum head to produce pitch bends. All the rhythms however are very straightforward, yet the piece moves at a brisk tempo. jr. high/college. 

Number of Players: 5
Difficulty: Grade 3+
Instrumentation:

Player I: Claves

Player II: Tambourine

Player III: Guiro

Player IV: Bongos

Player V: Frame Drum

Percussionist Jane Boxall keeps a busy performance schedule as a solo marimbist and as a rock drummer.  Originally from the UK, Jane completed her BA and MA in Music at the University of York before relocating to Illinois to study marimba with William Moersch at the University of Illinois.