Clapping Music Variations
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General Info
Publisher: Alfred Music
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: $19.95
Instrumentation
Player 1: Hi-Hat & Snare Drum & Tenor Drum & Kick Drum & Sizzle Cymbal
Player 2: Hi-Hat & Snare Drum & Tenor Drum & Kick Drum
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Vibraphone
Player 5: Hi Pitched Bell (with clapper), Marimba
Player 6: Low Pitched Bell (with clapper), Marimba
Player 7: Crotales
Player 8: Glockenspiel
Player 9: Marimba
Player 10: Marimba
Player 11: Xylophone & Gong
Player 12: Hammered Dulcimer
Description
Variations upon Steve Reich's Clapping Music. This is a musically and intellectually intriguing exploration of the rhythmic motives of Clapping Music. Glenn Kotche uses numerous percussive textures to highlight the rhythmic interplay of the original rhythms.