DISCOVERY

Discover something. Anything.

Price: $400.00

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Availability:

Open except in: SCBDA and CWEA in South Carolina; FFCC in Florida; Atlantic Indoor Association (AIA) on the East Coast; Indiana Percussion Association (IPA)

Written:

December 2007

Description:

Music set to the open-ended theme of Discovery. Your drumline can discover the outer reaches of space, the microsopic world of the atom, the magics of lost worlds, or the abstracts of art. Designed as a single piece, Discovery starts with open, metallic percussion, leading the way for a soothing mallet introduction. When the full ensemble enters, the exciting adventure towards your discoveries begin with fast-paced battery accompaniment; a light, dancy bridge; a slow, serene ballad; a thundering final section that builds into your last, best discovery.

Originally commissioned by the Lincoln High School drumline of 2007/08 in Stockton, CA, under the direction of Shawn Hines.

Instrumentation:

Glockenspiel (2)

Xylophone

Vibraphone (2)

Marimba (2), treble and bass, designed to be played on a single marimba for smaller ensembles, or those ensembles with only one marimba

Chimes

Timpani

Concert Bass & Tam Tam

Auxiliary Percussion

Snares

Tenors

Basses (5)