Heiny-Hydra (SP)-P

Chad Heiny's Hydra is a wild and aggressive piece meant to represent the serpentine-like beast of the same name. The mythology surrounding the monster tells that when one of its heads was cut off, another two heads would regenerate. Thus, Chad makes rhythmic references to the number 2 throughout the work. Also, the horrifying "hiss" of the creature can be heard through the use of trashy metallic instruments as well as the "hissing" vocal instructions used throughout the piece. Hydra was commissioned by Chris Fauries and the Walsh Middle School Percussion Ensemble in celebration of their acceptance and performance at the 2018 Percussive Arts Society International Convention.

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: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Medium China cymbal, mounted kick drum
Player 2: Medium low trash metal, 2 concert toms
Player 3: Medium high trash metal, bongos
Player 4: Very high trash metal, piccolo snare drum
Player 5: High trash metal, field drum or deep concert snare
Player 6: Medium trash metal, 2 congas
Player 7: Low trash metal, 2 concert toms
Player 8: Low China cymbal, concert bass drum