Werth-Boom Bap (SP)-P

Nick Werth's Boom Bap is an advanced ensemble piece for percussion sextet. The term "boom bap" refers to an onomatopoeia for the prominent percussive sounds in hip-hop: kick and snare. In this piece, Nick employs some challenging polyrhythms and dotted-tuplet rhythms in order to imitate the varied rhythmic styles and speaking patterns of hip-hop artists. He also uses a wide palette of percussion sounds throughout the piece, where many of the instruments are shared among the performers via a uniquely intertwined setup.

Boom Bap 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: 6
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: Bongos, snare drum, splash cymbal, low pitched cymbal stack, kick drum/suspendedcymbal/mounted tambourine (shared w/Player 2)
Player 2: Small tom, hi-hat, snare drum (shared w/player 3), kick drum/suspendedcymbal/mounted tambourine (shared w/Player 1)
Player 3: Medium tom, 3 blocks, high pitched cymbal stack, snare drum (shared w/player 2), concert bass drum (shared w/Player 4)
Player 4: Large tom, 3 blocks, high pitched cymbal stack, snare drum (shared w/player 5), concert bass drum (shared w/Player 3)
Player 5: Small tom, hi-hat, snare drum (shared w/player 4), kick drum/suspendedcymbal/mounted tambourine (shared w/Player 6)
Player 6: Player 1: Bongos, snare drum, splash cymbal, low pitched cymbal stack, kick drum/suspendedcymbal/mounted tambourine (shared w/Player 5)