Dayspring
General Info
Release Date: 2020
Publisher: Tapspace
Level: Elementary
Duration: 00:03:10
Cost: $37.00
Instrumentation
Olayer 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Timpani & Ride Cymbal
Plaeyr 7-8: Triangle & Tambourine & Snare Drum & Bass Drum
Description
Dayspring by Chad Floyd features a four-note motive that is presented at the very beginning by the keyboard instruments. This motive is presented throughout the piece in unison statements as well as being presented in a staggered fashion which creates an overlapping effect. The rhythm of the motive, four consecutive eighth notes, is used to structure the climatic point of the piece and is sometimes modified throughout in order to give variance to particular phrases. The keyboard instruments, which carry the weight of the motive, are backed by a core percussion group including the snare drum, bass drum, and timpani. This is a fun and upbeat piece and is perfect piece for an experienced middle school or beginning high school ensemble.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Marimba Solo
Blue Sly
Every Other
Long Way Home ... (Solo)
Out of the Woodwork
Rustle
Summer Treehouse
unBENt
Vibraphone Solo
Snare Drum Solo
Triptych Boom
Without a Murmur
Drum Set Solo
Bossa Bits
Campbell's Villain
Green Swing
Hexyl
Imbue
Hand Drum Solo
Solo with Percussion Ensemble
Dynamotion - Drum Set; Mallet Quintet
EscALE8 - Bodhrán; Mallet trio
TigerLike - Drum Set; Mallet Sextet
Triptych Boom (Ensemble) - Snare Drum, Percussion Trio
Mallet Ensemble
Long Way Home ... (Ensemble) - Marimba, Vibraphone
Noland Road - Percussion Sextet
Six of One - Mallet Sextet
TetraCurrent (Quartet Version) - Marimba Quartet
Percussion Ensemble
Dayspring - Percussion Octet
TetraCurrent (Nonet Version) - Percussion Nonet
Timberjax - Percussion Septet
Tombolo - Percussion Quartet
Tres Case - Drum Ensemble
Two the Equator - Drum Ensemble