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== Instrumentation ==
 
== Instrumentation ==
Player I: Snare drum<br>  
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Player I: Xylophone, Snare drum<br>  
Player II: Tenor drum <br>  
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Player II: Suspended cymbal, tom-toms(2), bass drum<br>  
Player III: Suspended cymbal <br>  
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Player III: Snare drum, tenor drum, tam tam  <br>  
Player IV: Bass drum, triangle <br>  
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Player IV: Bass drum, suspended cymbals(2) <br>  
Player V: Timpani(2)<br>  
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Player V: Timpani(4)<br>  
  
  
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== Program Notes ==
 
== Program Notes ==
dedication: to my teacher and friend, Tony Cirone
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dedication: to my wife, Cheryl
  
 
=== Review ===
 
=== Review ===
Written for snare drum, tenor drum, suspended cymbal, bass drum/triangle and two timpani, Simulating Assimilation is an easy percussion quintet in the traditional percussion-section style. Approximately three minutes in length, it opens with four one- measure statements (separated by caesura), proceeds into a quick march tempo section (M.M. = 144) and closes with an eight-bar coda. The piece relies heavily on interplay between the parts, and rhythmic motives frequently reappear in different parts. Players use common percussion-section techniques and are not required to play anything more difficult than 16th-note triplets. No timpani tuning changes are required. The work would require either a conductor (due to the many stops and starts) or a cohesive group of players. The piece would work well as either a contest piece or percussion feature for a junior high school ensemble. - Terry O'Mahoney<ref>http://www.pas.org/resources/research/research-compositions</ref>
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This percussion ensemble is written with the high school percussion ensemble in mind. Scored for a quintet, one difficult mallet part is included, as is a deceptively difficult timpani part, although good young players should be able to handle them. The rest of the composition can be performed by a high school ensemble. The parts are easily read and could be performed unconducted without difficulty. The composer is very specific with mallet indications. - Michael Hooley<ref>http://www.pas.org/resources/research/research-compositions</ref>
  
  

Latest revision as of 04:28, 8 July 2018

James Rago


General Info

Year: 1975
Duration: c. 4:35
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: CPP/Belwin
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00


Movements

Instrumentation

Player I: Xylophone, Snare drum
Player II: Suspended cymbal, tom-toms(2), bass drum
Player III: Snare drum, tenor drum, tam tam
Player IV: Bass drum, suspended cymbals(2)
Player V: Timpani(4)



Program Notes

dedication: to my wife, Cheryl

Review

This percussion ensemble is written with the high school percussion ensemble in mind. Scored for a quintet, one difficult mallet part is included, as is a deceptively difficult timpani part, although good young players should be able to handle them. The rest of the composition can be performed by a high school ensemble. The parts are easily read and could be performed unconducted without difficulty. The composer is very specific with mallet indications. - Michael Hooley[1]


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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Allegro for Percussion (Rago) - Percussion Sextet
Etude in Latin Style - Percussion Septet
March for Percussion (Rago) - Percussion Quintet
Nails - Percussion Sextet
Presto - Percussion Sextet
Rhythmic Statements - Percussion Quintet
Simulating Assimilation - Percussion Quintet
Six/Eight Scherzo - Percussion Quintet



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