Jing Fling

Gene Koshinski

General Info

Year of Published: 2025
Duration: c.
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: Title Publisher
Cost: Score and Parts - $36.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Solo

Player 1: Chinese Jing Cymbals
Player 2: Chinese Jing Cymbals

Ensemble (Optional)

Player 1: Chinese tom-tom
Player 2: Chinese tom-tom
Player 3: Chinese tom-tom
Player 4: Chinese tom-tom
Player 5: Chinese tom-tom
Player 6: Chinese tom-tom

Program Notes

Jing Fling explores the surprisingly vast potential of two pairs of jing cymbals, small handheld cymbals often seen in the traditional music of China. The piece pays tribute to traditional Dǎ Liū Zi music of the Hunan Province in China. Dǎ Liū Zi music utilizes four performers playing handheld percussion instruments; a small gong (Xiao Luo), a larger gong (Da Luo), and two pairs of “clapping cymbals” playing fast interlocking rhythms in various ways on the Tou Bo (downbeat pair) and Er Bo (offbeat pair). More specifically, Jing Fling tips its hat toward a traditional Dǎ Liū Zi piece called Pheasants Travel in the Mountain, which has personally been a source of inspiration to me as a student and performer of traditional Chinese music. This work is dedicated to Professor Shanlin Jiao who has provided me many wonderful opportunities to immerse myself in Chinese music and culture.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Mallet Solo

Afternoon in March - Marimba
Caleidoscópio - Marimba
Memento - Marimba
Punchline
Prelude Nuevo
Variations (after Viñao) - Marimba

Snare Drum Solo

Homage to Carter
Swerve
Tom-Tom for Tom

Multiple Percussion Solo

Captions
Echo Song
Farewell
SyNc

Solo with Ensemble

BeyonD the bEnd - Multiple Percussion, Percussion Quintet
Concerto for Marimba and Choir with Percussion - Marimba; Percussion Trio; Choir
Jing Fling - Jing Cymbal; Percussion Sextet (Optional)
Prelude Nuevo - Marimba

Percussion Duo

And So the Wind Blew...
As One
Ceci N'est Pas Un Jouet
Impressions of Chinese Opera
Long Exposure
Ingrained
Sammy's Scales
Song and Dance
Together & Not
Whiz-Bang

Chamber Ensemble

BeyonD the bEnd
BOOMeRANG - 4 Players
Circuit Breaker - Percussion Sextet
Quench - Percussion Quartet
Ragtime Collection - Marimba Quartet
Rattle the Cage - Mallet Ensemble
Stir Crazy - Percussion Quartet
Streamline - Percussion Ensemble - (Hand Drums)
The Electric City - Percussion Trio

Works with Other Instruments

Free Spins - Percussion Duo; Bass Clarinet
Get It! - Multiple Percussion; Bassoon
Killjoy - Multiple Percussion; Guitar
Sky Songs - Multiple Percussion; Voice
soniChroma - Percussion Duo; Orchestra