Shockwave (Keown)

Alan Keown

General Info

Year of Published: 2021
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:30
Cost: $34.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Bongo (High)
Player 2: Conga (High)
Player 3: Tom Tom (High)
Player 4: Tom Tom (Medium-low)
Player 5: Tom Tom (Low)
Player 6: Tom Tom (Medium-high)
Player 7: Conga (Low)
Player 8: Bongo (Low)

Description

Shockwave! by Alan Keown is a short, accessible, and drummy piece for beginner-level percussion ensemble. It serves as an introduction to antiphonal performance, with the group often split into halves: Players 1-4 on stage right, and Players 5-8 on stage left. Other simple textures are also explored, such as unison playing and basic hocketing between players. This piece is perfect for ensembles of developing percussionists!

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo

Apotheosis - Multiple Percussion
Constructive Interference - Multiple Percussion
Eclipse – Drum Set
G.L.S. – Snare Drum
Journey Through Time – Drum Set
Like a Big Dog – Snare Drum
Mach V – Snare Drum
The Musical Snare Drummer – Snare Drum

Ensemble

Destinations – Percussion Quartet
Fanfare and Fugue – Percussion Sextet
Festival of the New Sun - Percussion Septet
Funk for Two – Percussion Duo; Drum Set
Funky Fugue for Five - Percussion Quintet
Layers – Percussion Quartet
Partials - Percussion Quartet
Passages - Percussion Duet
Percussion Counterpoint – Percussion Quintet
Sand - Percussion Quartet
Tink - Percussion Quartet
Trinity (Keown) – Percussion Nonet
Witch Doctor (Bagdasarian) - Percussion 11