Udu Dances

Robert Damm

General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: Intermediate (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Honeyrock
Cost: Score and Parts - $17.95   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

1 - Latin American
2 - Middle Eastern
3 - West Africa

Instrumentation

Player I: Udu

Program Notes

This suite in three movements was written to showcase the udu as a solo instrument in the recital hall setting (the work could also be readily adapted to a hand drum such as doumbek, conga or djembe). The udu is a traditional fired clay instrument with origins in West Africa. Each movement of this suite owes its inspiration to a different area of the world music community: Movement I/Latin America, Movement II/Middle East & Movement III/West Africa. This is truly a unique addition to the current repertoire for hand percussion – in this case, clay pots! adv. high school/college.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Hoo-Daiko - Percussion Sextet
Ritmnos de Congas - Multiple Percussion - Conga Solo
Udu Dances - Multiple Percussion - Udu Drum