Details
- Instrument:
- Percussion
- Ensembles:
- Percussion Ensemble
- Genres:
- Christmas
- Publishers:
- Tapspace Publications
- Instrumentation:
- 2 marimbas (1) 4-octave, (1) low A 2 timpani (26 & 29) Accessories (ratchet, whip crack, brake drum, temple/wood blocks, sleigh bells, ribbon crasher, vibraslap, bell tree) Chimes Drumset Glockenspiel Vibraphone Xylophone
- Format:
- Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Physical
- Level:
- Beginning
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Shipping Weight:
- 1.72 pounds
SKU: TA.TSPCE21-012
Composed by Brian Slawson. Percussion Ensembles. Score and Parts. Tapspace Publications #TSPCE21-012. Published by Tapspace Publications (TA.TSPCE21-012).In Santa's Strut, Brian Slawson combines a funky drumset beat and blues-like melodies to form an easy level percussion ensemble piece that's perfect for a holiday-themed concert requiring minimal rehearsal time.
After a brief introduction, the central section of the piece features the mallet instruments playing melodies based on a blues scale, which are contained in a 12-bar blues. These melodies are supported by a lot of fun, toy-like percussion accessories in the background such as sleigh bells, ratchet, temple blocks, vibraslap, and a whip crack. These are important musical concepts to introduce to young performers and Slawson does this in an accessible and fun way.
Santa's Strut comes as a professionally printed and bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or for tablet viewing.