Soca Polka
General Info
Composer: Louis Köhler
Arranger: Brian Slawson
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Year: 2019
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:02:30
Cost: $36.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Marimba 1
Player 4: Marimba 2
Player 5: Chimes
Player 6: Timpani
Player 7: Temple Blocks
Player 8: Bongos
Player 9: Snare Drum
Player 10: Bass Drum
Player 11: Hand Cymbals
Player 12: Bongos
Player 13: Maracas
Player 14: 2 Cowbells
Description
The combination of soul music mixed with calypso brought forth a style of dance music from Trinidad and Tobago known as "soca". In Brian Slawson’s arrangment of Louis Köhler’s Chromatic Polka, there are two musical styles at play: 1) the rhythms and instruments of soca music and 2) the melodies and harmonies of German polka music. Put these two together and you’ve got Soca Polka!
Arrangement for Percussion by this Arranger
Mallet Percussion Solo
Sonata in F (Handel) - Mallets; Piano
Teardrop (Rossini) - Vibraphone; Piano
Small Percussion Ensemble
Beethoven's Fantasy (Beethoven) - Percussion Trio
Children's Medley (Bach / Ellemenreich) - Percussion Sextet
Clockbox - Percussion Octet
Danse Macabre (Saint-Saëns) - Percussion Octet
Heartland (Rameau & Dvořák) - Percussion Octet
Leggerhead (Bach, Handel, Dvořák) - Percussion Sextet
Menuetto (Mozart) - Percussion Septet
Rock the Gavotte (Rameau & Ditters von Dittersdorf) - Percussion Octet
Large Percussion Ensemble
Brandenburg No. 2: Allegro Moderato (Bach) - 10 Players
Frightmare (Beethoven) - 12 Players
Shepherds Song (Beethoven) - 14 Players
Soca Polka - 14 Players
Winter (Vivaldi) - 10 Players
Mallets Ensemble
Concerto in A Minor (Bach) - Mallet Sextet
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Etude in C# Minor (Scriabin) - Mallet Duet
Goldberg Variation 28 (Bach)
Intermezzo from a Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) - Mallet Octet
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) - Mallet Sextet
Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo (Mendelssohn) - Mallet Ensemble
Sonata in A Minor (Scarlatti) - Mallet Duet
The Storm (Beethoven) - Mallet Trio
Three Romanian Dances (Bartók) - Mallet Duet
Upbeat Suite - Mallet Quartet
Waltz in C# Minor (Chopin) - Mallet Duet