Reflex: 15 Studies for the Intermediate Multi-Percussionist: Difference between revisions

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General Info

Year of Published: 2009
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 00:30:00 (Total)
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Kick Drum
Snare Drum – Concert or drum-set style
3 Tom Toms – Concert or drum-set style
3 Suspended Cymbals (3) – 16” 18” 20”
Hi-hat – 13” or 14”
Tambourine – Suspended on a cymbal stand
Cowbell – Suspended on a cymbal stand
Wood Block – Placed on a music stand with a towel underneath

Program Notes

As the multi-percussion repertoire increases, it becomes necessary for modern students to increase their skills in this genre. Reflex is a collection of 15 studies for the multi-percussionist. The pieces are short and designed to improve percussionists’ ability to move fluently among different playing surfaces. The studies are written at the intermediate level and require a small number of instruments.

Review

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Commercial Discography

Online Recordings

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Percussion Solo

With Piano

Origin of Savagery - Glockenspiel & Vibraphone & Marimba + Piano
Parable - Glockenspiel + Piano
Urban Precision - Vibraphone + Piano

Percussion Solo with Percussion Ensemble

Camp Stanton - Drum Set & Percussion Quintet
Five Gestures - Snare Drum & Percussion Quartet
Panic - Marimba & Percussion Quartet
Samsara - Marimba & Percussion Sextet
Uneven Surfaces - Timpani & Percussion Ensemble

Percussion Solo with Wind Ensemble

Concerto for Marimba and Wind Orchestra (Dietz)
Concerto for Percussion and Symphonic Band
Rivers Will Flow Concerto for Three Percussionists and Wind Ensemble
The Principle of Polarity - Vibraphone

Percussion Ensemble

All That Is Left - 12 Players
Barely Breathing - 4 Players
Captured by Industry - 16 Players
Damaged Goods - 6 Players
D.N.R. - Percussion Quintet
Exit Wounds - 6 Players
Fanfare for the Return of Shadow - Percussion Octet
Sharpened Stick - Percussion Quintet
Particle Man, Hommage a Edgard Verése - 13 Players
Street Fight - 2 Players
With Age Comes - 5 Players

Mallet Percussion Ensemble

Sanctus Bells - Glockenspiel Quartet
The Principle of Vibration - Marimba Quartet

With Other Instruments

Chant With Bells - Glockenspiel & Tuba
Alternate Route - Marimba & Clarinet
Fever - Cornell & Alto Saxophone
If I Had A Heart - Chimes & Mezzo Soprano
Not One Sparrow - Vibraphone & Flute

Additional Resources

References

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+'''Publisher''': [[C. Alan Publications]]<br /-->
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+'''Difficulty''':  Intermediate to Advanced<br /-->
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+'''Duration''':  00:30:00 (Total)<br /-->
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+[[Kick Drum]]<br /-->
+[[Snare Drum]] – Concert or drum-set style<br /-->
+[[Tom Toms]] – Concert or drum-set style<br /-->
+[[Suspended Cymbals]] (3) – 16” 18” 20”<br /-->
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 == Program Notes ==
+As the multi-percussion repertoire increases, it becomes necessary for modern students to increase their skills in this genre. Reflex is a collection of 15 studies for the multi-percussionist. The pieces are short and designed to improve percussionists’ ability to move fluently among different playing surfaces. The studies are written at the intermediate level and require a small number of instruments.
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