Soca Polka

General Info

Composer: Louis Köhler
Arranger: Brain Slawson
Publisher: Tapspace
Year of Published: 2019
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:02:30
Cost: $36.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Marimba 1
Player 4: Marimba 2
Player 5: Chimes
Player 6: Timpani
Player 7: Temple Blocks
Player 8: Bongos
Player 9: Snare Drum
Player 10: Bass Drum
Player 11: Hand Cymbals
Player 12: Bongos
Player 13: Maracas
Player 14: 2 Cowbells

Description

The combination of soul music mixed with calypso brought forth a style of dance music from Trinidad and Tobago known as "soca". In Brian Slawson’s arrangment of Louis Köhler’s Chromatic Polka, there are two musical styles at play: 1) the rhythms and instruments of soca music and 2) the melodies and harmonies of German polka music. Put these two together and you’ve got Soca Polka!