Heiny-Bad Juju ((SP)-3M/P

Chad Heiny's brilliant piece Bad Juju juxtaposes deep African grooves played on traditional instruments and dissonant harmonic material played on three marimbas to create a feeling of uneasy suspense throughout the work. Although not a story per se, the piece conjures images of voodooism, bewitchment, and impending doom—sure to raise a few hackles from the listener. There is also plenty of technical demand to satisfy the appetites of experienced players.

Bad Juju was written for, and dedicated to, Omar Carmenates and the Furman University Percussion Ensemble.

This piece comes with a full, bound score and includes a CD-ROM containing an audio recording and all individual parts available for printing.

Number of players: 8
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba (4.3 octave) shared w/Player 2, wooden flute in G (optional), gankogui bell
Player 2: Marimba (4.3 octave) shared w/Player 1, dark wooden claves
Player 3: Marimba (5 octave), small shakere
Player 4: Marimba (5 octave), small djembe
Player 5: tam tam, large triangle, 2 Chinese toms, medium China cymbal, bamboo wind chimes, crotales, trashy stacked cymbals, woodblock, small resonant metal
Player 6: Seed pod rattle, doumbek, bongos, small or medium conga, crotale, 2 sets of small glass wind chimes
Player 7: Tuned gong or prayer bowl (in D), log drums (4 pitches), large djembe, large conga, crotale
Player 8: Concert bass drum, sizzle cymbal, small caxixi, crotale