Slawson-Bongito (SP)-B/X/M/3T/P

Brian Slawon's Bongito is a perfect introduction to salsa music for young percussionists looking to expand their musical palettes. In this piece, percussionists will be exposed to a plethora of Latin percussion instruments like castanets, claves, timables, bongos, congas, and a guiro. In Slawson's own words, "Bongito contains nothing smaller than an eighth notes but the syncopated rhythms can be challenging for a large ensemble proving, as always, that music is a team sport."

Bongito 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: 13
Difficulty: Elementary/intermediate

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/Player 4)
Player 4: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/Player 3)
Player 5: 3 Timpani
Player 6: Bongos
Player 7: Congas
Player 8: Timbales
Player 9: Cowbell
Player 10: Guiro
Player 11: Claves
Player 12: Castanets
Player 13: Vibraslap, splash cymbal