The Rule of Three

Clif Walker

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: 00:05:00
Difficulty: Intermediate
Publisher: Tapspace
Cost: $55.00

Instrumentation

Drum Sextet

Player 1: Bongos & Zil Bel (High)
Player 2: Snare Drum & Zil Bel (Low)
Player 3: Congas & Brake Drum (High)
Player 4: 4 Concert Tom toms & Brake Drum (Low)
Player 5: Timpani
Player 6: Bass Drum & Tam tam & Slapstick

Wood Sextet

Player 1: Xylophone & Finger Cymbals & Large Drum
Player 2: Marimba & Suspended Cymbal & Large Drum
Player 3: Marimba & Suspended Cymbal & Large Drum
Player 4: Marimba & Suspended Cymbal & Large Drum
Player 5: Marimba & Suspended Cymbal & Large Drum
Player 6: Temple Blocks & Triangle & Vibraslap & Claves & Shaker & Large Drum

Metal Sextet

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Woodblock (High) & Hand Drum
Player 2: Crotales & Woodblock (Medium) & Hand Drum
Player 3: Vibraphone & Woodblock (Low) & Hand Drum
Player 4: Vibraphone & Sandpaper Blocks & Hand Drum
Player 5: Chimes & Claves & Hand Drum
Player 6: 4 Cowbells & Ride Cymbal & China Cymbal & Splash Cymbal & Suspended Cymbal & Castanets & Wind Chimes & Hand Drum & Triangle

Others

Player 1: Bass Guitar
Player 2: Piano

Program Notes

The Rule of Three by Clif Walker is a large-scale piece for 20-player percussion orchestra, pushing the limits in more ways than one! This piece features 3 groups of 6 - drums, woods, and metals - with a bassist and pianist, leaning on a surging 16th-note motif that develops throughout to create an intense, blossoming energy. The perfect closer to a big concert!

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