Heiny-TRiBE (SP)-B/2V/C/X/2M/P

Each of the four multifaceted movements of Chad Heiny's TRiBE depict different moods, different musical styles, and different aspects of a tribal ceremony, all cohering into one continuous ritualistic experience. The first movement, "Premonition," scored entirely for unpitched percussion instruments, is an exciting, upbeat, and aggressive opening statement which is then offset by the second movement, "Meditation," a slow, dark, and introspective work. The third movement, "Rite of Passage," suggests a long and steady procession of someone who is, as Heiny puts it, "up next" or "on deck." In the final movement "Sacrifice," the musical material is highly focused and martial, making it an exciting finish to a long and varied musical experience.

TRiBE was commissioned by Paul Murr and the Lancaster Catholic High School 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:10
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1-2: large/deep drum, ankle shaker/bells, loud/soft rattle/shaker, wind chimes, large suspended cymbal
Player 3: Glockenspiel, resonant metal, medium china cymbal, tam-tam, claves
Player 4: Xylophone, chimes, shekere, 2 rainsticks, wind gong, brake drum
Player 5: Vibraphone 1, congas, large trash stack (shared w/player 5)
Player 6: Vibraphone 2, congas, large trash stack (shared w/player 4)
Player 7: Marimba 1 (4.3 octave), bongos, medium trash stack (shared w/player 7)
Player 8: Marimba 2 (5 octave), bongos, medium trash stack (shared w/player 6)
Player 9: 4 concert toms, concert bass drum (shared w/player 10), suspended cymbal, hi hat, large triangle, 2 woodblocks, crash cymbal, sizzle cymbal
Player 10: 4 concert toms, concert bass drum (shared w/player 9), large djembe, woodblock, kick drum, ride cymbal, crash cymbal