Taiko (Campbell)
General Info
Publisher: Alfred
Instrumentation
Okedo-Daiko (16" & 18") & Nagado-Daiko (24") & Suspended Cymbal
Concert Tom Toms / Floor Toms / Bass Drums / Surdos and Congas can be substitute for the Taikos
Use Chinese "opera" cymbals, small Oriental crash cymbals or thick hi-hat cymbals.
Performance Notes
Position all drums on stands within comfortable reach of the player and allow the cymbals to sustain. Setup the instruments in a square configuration with the low drum to the player's left, medium drum to the player's right, the high drum directly "above" the low drum and the hi-hat stand "above" the middle drum and next to the high drum.
Program Notes
Taiko means "drum" in Japanese. Japanese taiko drums, while having the roots in Chinese and Korean traditions, have been developed into a wide range of percussion instruments that are used in both Japanese folk and classical musical traditions. Among taiko's array of instruments are found both small ahd drums, as well as some of the largest drums on earth. Modern taiko in Asia and North America has evolved into a form of mental, physical and martial arts training that combines rhythm, harmony and movement. Ensembles are experimenting with new forms, arrangements and instruments, making taiko an exciting link between ancient traditions and modern performance art.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
Blue Hammers – Timpani
Engine Room – Multiple Percussion
Rudiments in Rhythm –Snare Drum
Taiko (Campbell) - Multiple Percussion
Tangents (Campbell) – Timpani
Tork – Multiple Percussion
Ensemble
A Parting Shot – Percussion Octet
Batik – Percussion Ensemble (10)
Crash Course – Percussion Octet; Crash Cymbals
Dark Flight - Percussion 12
Mixed Realites - Percussion Septet
Night Hunter - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Plot - Percussion Quartet
Three Amigos – Percussion Sextet
Flexible Percussion Ensemble
A Parting Shot
Alternate Realities
Augmented Realities