The Doomsday Machine
by Michael Burritt
Snare Drum - Sheet Music

Percussion Quartet Percussion Quartet (4 brake drums, 8 tin cans, 4 cow bells, ice bell, 3 hi-hats, opera gong, slap stick, 2 large log drums, 2 mounted vibra slaps, snare drum, earth plate, medium suspended cymbal, 2 woodblocks, crotale (either F, b, eb, g), ribbon crasher, bongos, congas, ba) - Level 5

SKU: IP.E-MB-DOM

Composed by Michael Burritt. Score and set of parts. Duration 14 minutes. Innovative Percussion #E-MB-DOM. Published by Innovative Percussion (IP.E-MB-DOM).

8.5x14 inches.

Composer's Notes: The Doomsday Machine is named for an episode from Star Trek, my favorite science fiction series of all time. The Doomsday Machine is an enormous weapon, both in size and strength, that was left adrift in space. This war machine was capable of destroying whole planets and was discovered, of course, by Captain Kirk and his crew. The Enterprise ultimately conquered teh Doomsday Machine by feeding it another star ship that was set to self destruct. My Doomsday Machine is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance.

-The Doomsday Machine is a challenging percussion quartet for four multipercussionists. The setup includes timpani, congas, bongos, woodblocks, log drums, mounted vibraslaps, assorted tin cans, and hi-hat cymbals. According to the composer, the piece is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal, and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance. - Mark Ford Percussive Notes, April 2001.