Williams-Maqsumed (SP)-4 frame drums

Maqsumed by B. Michael Williams employs a system of building up fragments of permuted rhythms derived from the traditional Arabic rhythm Maqsum. Once a given player's rhythm has completed its build-up process, a decrescendo is indicated with and approximate number of repeats in which to accomplish the dynamic change in order for the player's part to meld into the prevailing timbre and allow the next player's entrances to stand out.

This piece may be performed using any frame drum (tar, bendir, bodhran, riq, etc.) or combinations of drums as desired. the piece may also be played on Doumbek or any sounding source capable of producing the three sounds (doum, tek, slap).

Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: advanced
Instrumentation: 4 frame drums