Quartet
for percussion
Percussion Ensemble - Sheet Music

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Instruments
Glockenspiel
Percussion
Xylophone
Ensembles
Percussion Ensemble
Publishers
Tapspace Publications
Formats
Set of Parts
Item Types
Physical
Levels
Advanced
Usages
School and Community
Percussion Quartet (4 crotales (A, E, A, E), 2 glockenspiels, 2 xylophone, 3 concert toms, Accessories (triangle, tambourine, 6 temple blocks)) - Med-Advanced

SKU: TA.TSPCE20-022

For percussion. Composed by Andrew Smit. Percussion Ensembles. Folio & Downloadable Parts. Tapspace Publications #TSPCE20-022. Published by Tapspace Publications (TA.TSPCE20-022).

Andrew Smit's Quartet for percussion was written in January of 2020 as a compositional exploration of expand upon one simple, repetitive idea. Smit drew his inspiration from Steve Reich, the father of minimalist percussion music, specifically his piece Music for 18 Musicians.

Smit used Reich's technique of adding one note at a time to a melody as well as a limited range for the melody. Another element at work in the piece is Smit's use of polyrhythms, which he explores brilliantly by having certain parts feel as though they're written in 3/4 time and others as though they're written in 4/4. The result is a meditative and rhythmically complex fabric, tightly woven with relentless groove.

This piece comes as a professionally printed and bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or for tablet viewing.