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The Making of the Drum
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SATB choir and percussion (SATB) - Easy to Moderately Difficult

SKU: OU.9780193355224

Composed by Bob Chilcott. Choral Works (inc. Oratorios). Contemporary, Choral Works. Vocal score. 40 pages. Duration 12'. Oxford University Press #9780193355224. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193355224).

ISBN 9780193355224. 11 x 9 inches.

For SATB and percussion instruments (4 sand blocks (optional), 2 rainsticks, 2 claves, 1 shaker, and a low-pitched tomtom played with hard sticks) OR SATB and low-pitched tomtom played with hard sticks, and marimba. This unusual and highly effective choral cantata in five sections uses poems which are a celebration of how the living spirit of the drum is brought alive. This is an exuberant and rhythmic work, and hugely exciting. All percussion is played by members of the chorus. The unpitched percussion parts are printed in the vocal score. Vocal scores and the marimba part are available on sale or hire/rental from the publisher.

  • The Skin
  • The Barrel of the Drum
  • The Two Curved Sticks of the Drummer
  • Gourds and Rattles
  • The Gong-Gong

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Franz W.
May 30, 2019
A most orginal opus
Bob Chilcott's music is a backbone of the repertoire of my students' choir since 14 years, but The Making of the Drum is, to my mind, one of his most original ones. It is based on a remarkable text by Edward Kamau Brathwaite and exposes a great variety of sounds and rhythms for a subject, which is in some sense religious (in the end, God Odomankoma speaks to his jungle people thru the drum); nevertheless, for us, it is a secular work. The set of Rainsticks, Claves, Shaker and a Tomtom contributes to the enormous fun we always have with it. The Marimba part ad lib. can well be played on a D-piano; it further enriches the sound and stabilizes the pitch. My choir likes the little cantata very much, and it impresses the audience by its liveliness and unusual musical colors.