Xolo
General Info
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Level: Advanced
Duration: 00:03:52
Cost: $45.00
Instrumentation
Tuned Percussion
Player 1: Glockenspiel & Chimes
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Timpani
Percussion
Player 1: Snare Drum & Hi-Hat & Floor Tom
Player 2: 4 Concert Tom-Toms
Player 3: Bongos & Congas
Player 4: Concert Bass Drum & Marching Bass Drum
Player 5: Suspended Cymbal & Cowbell & Woodblock
Player 6-7: Shaker & Wind Chimes & Claves & China Cymbal
Performance Notes
Percussion 1: The floor tom should be on the left of the snare drum, raised on a stand or riser if needed to make the drums even in height. The hi-hat should be on the right and behind the snare drum. These can be reversed for left-handed players. The hi-hat clutch can be locked in a closed position.
Percussion 2: The concert tom-tomss can be set up low to high from left to right for right-handed players.
Percussion 3: The congas and bongos both should be set up with the low drum on the left for right-handed players. The bongos should be set up above the congas with a tilt toward the player. Beads of the drumsticks can be wrapped with rubber bands (or some companies make sticks that have tips covered with a piece or rubber) to avoid damaging the drum heads.
Percussion 4: Both bass drums should be played with two beaters. For the concert bass drum, the beaters should be large enough to produce a low fundamental tone but still be able to clearly articulate rhythms. The marching bass drum can be played with smaller marching bass drum beaters.
Percussion 5: The cowbell and woodblock should be mounted. The wood block should be played with rubber mallets
Recent Performance
Books for Percussion by this Composer
Toolbox Series
The Mallet Player's Toolbox
The Snare Drummer's Toolbox
Rhythmology Series
Rhythmology for Snare Drum
Rhythmology II for Keyboards and Timpani
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Percussion Ensemble Music
1st & 10
Clap Trap
Cobra
Down Under
Drums. Loud. Good.
Drums. Louder. Gooder.
Xolo
Percussion Ensemble Music Collection
Beatz
Four For Five
Triple Decker
Rockin' Your Socks
Quadruple Decker