(O)r(B)it
General Info
Year of Published: 2022
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Med-Advanced
Duration: 3:45
Cost: $37.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Vibraphone 1
Player 2: Vibraphone 2
Player 3: Vibraphone 3
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Cajon
Description
(O)r(B)it by Korry Friend is a dreamlike 6-person percussion ensemble filled with the fondness of the past. Written as a token of friendship, (O)r(B)it acts as a memento to the memories formed in Friend's collegiate days. The piece was originally written as a marimba duo with both performers singing, with the vibraphones taking over the melodic material and the addition of a drum set-like cajon groove providing the foundation. (O)r(B)it consists of 2 marimbas , 3 vibraphones, and 1 cajon. Both marimbas carry the harmonic language and energy of the piece; bouncing between swirling textures in the upper and lower registers of the instruments and syncopated rhythms adding to the groovy elements of the piece. Vibraphones 1 and 2 act as the lead singers of the band with their soaring melodic lines, and Vibraphone 3 serves a more percussive nature aiding the marimbas in their musical role. Rounding out the piece, the cajon provides the backbeat and overall groove that glues the piece together.
Recent Performance
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Moxie - Mallet Septet
(O)R(B)IT - Percussion Septet
Oculus - Snare Drum
Summit (Friend) - Marimba
Ten - Mallet Duo
Cardinal - Mallet Trio
Eye - Percussion 12