Traumatic Chromatic

Ralph Hicks

General Info

Year of Published: 2015
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:20
Cost: $32.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Chimes
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Snare Drum & Flexatone & [Tam-tam]]
Player 6: Bass Drum
Player 7: Hand Cymbals
Player 8: Tambourine & Temple Blocks
Player 9: Castanets & Ratchet & Triangle & Police Whistle

Description

Geared towards younger ensembles, Traumatic Chromatic focuses on playing a fast chromatic scale through isolating whole tones in each hand. The result is not only an effective study in this important coordination, but an entertaining and colorful piece that utilizes a variety of common concert percussion instruments and accessories. Treat it as a chromatic etude, or as a study for proper accessory technique, or both! This piece was extracted from the larger compilation book, Beyond Basic Percussion. Co-written by Eric Rath and Ralph Hicks it contains 10 ensembles from which beginning percussion students can learn. Also helpful is the fact that this piece is flexible in its instrumentation. If you don't have the full arsenal of players or equipment, some parts have been denoted as optional.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Mallet Ensemble

Home by Sundown - Marimba Trio

Flexible Percussion Ensemble

Follow Suit - 6 to 10 Players
Low Tide - 7 to 10 Players
Mi Milagro - 3 to 8 Players
Multitasker - 4 to 8 Players
Traumatic Chromatic - 6 to 9 Players
Trap Door - 5 to 10 Players

Works for Percussion by this Arranger

Agua de Beber - Percussion Nonet
Chopsticks - Xylophone; Percussion Odtet
Funny Folks - Mallet Quintet
The Nonpareil - Mallet Quintet
Romance De Amor - Marimba