Carmean-What Goes Around Comes Around (SP)-M/P

"What goes around comes around" is a saying that expresses the laws of cause and effect. The idea is that one's actions have a direct relationship on future experiences, opportunities, successes, and failures; that there are no accidents or coincidences, and everything happens as a result of previous actions. In Chris Carmean's musical piece What Goes Around Comes Around, the players move around the marimba, eventually making one full revolution back to their starting place. The piece is in rondo form with an aggressive and groove-based A section, including variations that explore the colors of the instrument using dead strokes and playing with the handles of the mallets The B and C sections contrast with lighter, softer, and smoother lines and compound meters. The bass line of the A and B sections is built around the circle of 4th and 5ths, respectively. The movement around the instrument results in each player performing different material in each section until they arrive back at their original starting place.

Number of players: 4
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Marimba (4.3-octave)
2 Congas
Bongos
12" Splash Cymbal
12" China Cymbal
High Jam Block
Large Cowbell