Broken Chains
General Info
Publisher: Dutch Music Partners
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:06:18
Cost: €93.95
Content
1. The Blues
2. The Cake Walk
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Xylophone 1
Player 4: Xylophone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Timpani
Player 8: Drum Set
Player 9: Congas & Temple Blocks & Triangle
Player 10: Cowbell & Vibraslap & Temple Blocks
Player 11: Tambourine & Wind Chimes
Player 12: Suspended Cymbal & Wood Block
Player 13: Hand Cymbals
Player 14: Bass Drum
Description
The Blues and the Cake Walk are two forms of music that both have their roots in the music of slave laborers in America in the second half of the nineteenth century. The Gospels and Negro spirituals form the basis for the Blues, which in turn formed a breeding ground for Jazz and later pop music in the twentieth century. The Cake Walk is a dance that was first danced by American slaves. It is originally a satirical imitation of formal European dances. The dance takes its name from the fact that at the end of the performance of the original dance in a performance at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, a cake was awarded to the couple who performed the dance best.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Concertos
Concerto No. 1 for Marimba (Weijmans) - Marimba; Percussion (14)
Large Ensemble
7even - Percussion (16)
Amarna - Percussion (15)
Azhrarn - Percussion (18); Choir
Big Eyes - Percussion (12)
Broken Chains - Percussion (14)
Cake Walk - Percussion (14)
Concertino for Malletband - Percussion (18)
Fin du Siècle - Percussion (13)
Five Pieces after Edvard Munch - Percussion (16)
Hephaistos - Percussion (15)
Ma Petite Bé-mol - Vibraphone; Percussion (12)
Timeless (Weijmans) - Percussion (16); Jazz Band
Zaynah - Percussion (18)