Dad Dances

Clif Walker

General Info

Year of Published: 2021
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:03:30
Cost: $36.00

Movement

1. Allemande (The Robot)
2. Sarabande (The Wave)
3. Gigue (The Twist)
4. Boureé (Thumbs Up Shimmy)

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Chimes
Player 6: Timpani
Player 7: Tambourine & Mark Tree & Brake Drum & Ratchet
Player 8: 4 Concert Tom-toms & Bongos & 2 Woodblocks
Player 9: Temple Blocks & Castanets & Cowbells & Ride Cymbal
Player 10: Snare Drum & Sleigh Bells & Hi-hat & Finger Cymbals
Player 11: Bass Drum & Congas & Agogo Bells
Player 12: Triangle & Claves & Maracas & Slapstick & Vibraslap

Description

Modeled after Baroque-era dance suites by composers such as Bach and Handel, Clif Walker’s Dad Dances is comprised of four individual movements for percussion ensemble, each styled after a type of dance common in the 17th century. The individual dances also focus on a specific skill set often used in percussion and are also subtitled with a more modern style of dance.

The first movement, Allemande (The Robot) is a stately German dance in 4/4 and focuses on the popular rudiment, the paradiddle. Sarabande (The Wave), the second movement, is a slow Spanish dance in 3/4 that explores the whole tone and chromatic scales. The third movement Gigue (The Twist), is a lively English dance in 6/8 time that breaks down expanding and contracting intervals. The last movement, Boureé (Thumbs Up Shimmy), is a lighthearted dance in 4/4 time and explores the full range of the keyboard instruments.

If available, dads should be encouraged to participate in the performance by dancing along to the music and using the subtitles of each movement as inspiration for their dance moves.

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all hearts and minds be clear - Percussion Ensemble
Beacons - Percussion Ensemble (22)
Curious Surroundings - Percussion Ensemble (16)
Dad Dances - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Disguised - Percussion Ensemble 8-13 players
Fade (Free) - Drumset, Percussion Ensemble (11)
Gotham (1940) - Percussion Nonet
Gravity (Falling) - Percussion Ensemble (15)
Like a Giant Refreshed - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Shine - Percussion Octet
The Rule of Three - Percussion Ensemble (20), Bass, Piano
Treehouses - Percussion Ensemble (20)