Pereira-Word of Mouth II-P

Word of Mouth II is a condensed version of Joseph Pereira's piece Word of Mouth, with elements of the composer's Concerto for Percussion and Chamber Orchestra included for good measure. The piece is scored for 4 dry sounding drums and 4 resonant sounding drums. Pereira says,"Rather than the highly rhythmical tour de force often associated with drum solos, I wanted to explore the technical nuances of these specific instruments and all of their various possibilities".

Number of players: 1
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation: 4 dry drums (composer suggests bongos with skin heads), 4 resonant drums (composer suggests tom toms with plastic heads)