Nozny-Sharps (SP)-P

Brian Nozny says of his piece Sharps: "The idea behind Sharps is a very simple one…Can I musically tattoo an audience? Can I write a piece that is so accessible and unwavering, so blatant and incessant in its point that the theme basically brands itself into the minds of the audience? That is the idea behind Sharps.

Sharps was written at a rather brisk pace between December of 2009 and February 2010 for my friends in the Denkyem Percussion Group. It was commissioned by them through the efforts of Megan Arns in the beginning of November 2009 for their performance at the "Promising Artists of the 21st Century" festival hosted by the North American Cultural Center, Costa Rica in March of 2010. The U.S. Premier occured a few weeks later at Florida State University where the group resides."

Number of players: 6
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation
Player 1: 2 bongos, 2 congas, triangle
Player 2: 2 timbales, triangle
Player 3: 2 high pitched toms. triangle
Player 4: 2 mid pitched toms, triangle
Player 5: 2 low pitched toms, triangle
Player 6: Concert bass drum, triangle