Colonial Episode
General Info
Year: 1991
Duration: c. 2:05
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Kendor
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
snare drum
Program Notes
Colonial Episode is a snare drum solo that captures the essence of the drumming of the American Revolution. This piece is not in tended as a period transcription but rather as a rudimental selection in the style of 18th century military drumming. Published under the Solo Graded Series, Kendor Music rates Colonial Episode as a grade 4 with an approximate duration of two minutes and five seconds. Composer John Beck presents the theme and development in a clear and precise manner. Utilizing such rudiments as paradiddles, flamcues, drags and standard rolls to create a march style solo, Beck uses simple but effective dynamic changes to give the work musical direction. After a short middle section which offers a timbre change of periodic taps on the rim, Colonial Episode drives to the final section with loud accented sixteenth notes and a "shave and a haircut - two bits" ending. John Beck's Colonial Episode never seems square and blocky as do many easier rudimental works. The musical development is logical and interesting and would prove to be a challenge for most junior high or high school percussionists.
Reviewed By: Mark Ford
Review Originally Published: February 1992
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Snare Drum Solo
10 Intermediate Snare Drum Solos – Snare Solo
Advanced Solos for Snare Drum – Snare Solo
Bicentennial Drummer – Snare Solo
Classical Snare Drum Solos – Snare Solo
Colonial Capers – Snare Solo
Colonial Drummer – Snare Solo
Colonial Episode – Snare Solo
Siegfried Fink Siegfried - Fink Luxembourg – Snare Drum Solo
Timpani Solo
Alpine Slide
Grand Duchy
Grand Teton
Cross-Over March
Interactions for Timpani and Sound – with Electronics
Modulations – Timpani Solo
Motives – Timpani Solo; with Piano
Snake River – Timpani Solo
Sonata for Timpani (Beck) – Timpani Solo
Three Episodes for Timpani – Timpani Solo; with Piano
Three Movements for Five Timpani – Timpani Solo
Triptych Motif – Timpani Solo
Multiple Percussion Solo
Episode for Solo Percussion
Istra
The Inverted Pyramid
Concerto
Concerto for Drum Set & Percussion Ensemble (Beck) – Percussion Septet; with Drum set
Concerto for Timpani and Percussion Ensemble (Beck) – Percussion Quintet; with Timpani
Percussion Ensemble
Episodes for Percussion Trio – Percussion Trio
Fanfare for the Common Percussionist
Four to One – Percussion Duo
G-Force – Percussion Trio
In and Out of the Pocket – Percussion Quartet
In the Pocket – Percussion Quartet
Jazz Miniature – Percussion Sextet
Jazz Variants – Percussion Octet
Latin Fantasy – Percussion Sextet
Little March – Percussion Sextet
Overture for Percussion Ensemble (Beck) – Percussion Octet
St. Patrick's Shenanigan – Percussion Trio
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