Keown-Partials (SP)-P

Partials by Alan Keown for percussion quartet. This drummy, raucous work for unpitched percussion is dedicated to Charles Dowd. Each of the four players has an identical setup of one bass drum and a set of bongos. Via metric modulations, frequent conversation and trading of accent patterns around the ensemble, and bombastic unisons, Keown tips his hat toward two of Dowd's favorite pieces: Lift-Off! by Russell Peck and Rip-Off by Rick Kvistad.

Instrumentation:
Each player requires the same setup - two bongos and one bass drum