Owen-Chopsticks arr. Hicks (SP) X/2M/4T/P

This updated arrangement preserves Owen's original, which masterfully weaves the timeless classic through a waltz, a rhumba, a tango, a lento, an allegro, a galop, and finally a presto, while adding performance flexibility. It may be accompanied by marimba band, full percussion ensemble, or piano only. Options are also given to take, or not, the written cadenza. As if that wasn't enough, Chopsticks is also available as a full concert band arrangement! Thank you Ralph Hicks, for giving this popular piece new—and flexible—life for another generation of percussionists to enjoy and share with their audiences!

Chopsticks comes as a full, bound score and includes a CD-ROM containing individual parts for all three accompaniment options and a recording.

Number of players: 2-9
Difficulty: Intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Xylophone
Player 2: Marimba (4.3 octave)
Player 3: Marimba (4.5 octave)
Player 4: 4 timpani
Player 5: snare drum, crash cymbals, hi-hat
Player 6: Bass drum
Players 7-9: Tambourine, castanets, woodblock, triangle, maracas