Boomwhackalacka Extreme!
General Info
Publisher: Dutch Music Partners
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:04:00
Cost: €97.50
Instrumentation
Player 1: Boomwhackers 1 (High D#/E/G)
Player 2: Boomwhackers 2 (High D/E/F#)
Player 3: Boomwhackers 3 (Middle G & High A/B/C/C#/D/E/F#)
Player 4: Boomwhackers 4 (Middle E/G/ & High B/D#)
Player 5: Boomwhackers 5 (Middle D/E/F#/G & High A#)
Player 6: Boomwhackers 6 (Middle F/F# & High G#/A/B)
Player 7: Boomwhackers 7 (Middle D/E/F# & High A/A#/C)
Player 8: Boomwhackers 8 (Low B & Middle C/F & High C#)
Player 9: Boomwhackers 9 (Middle C/D#/E & High A)
Player 10: Boomwhackers 10 (Low C#/A)
Player 11: Boomwhackers 11 (Low F#/G)
Player 12: Boomwhackers 12 (Low F/G# & Middle D#)
Player 13: Boomwhackers 13 (Low E/A#)
Player 14: Boomwhackers 14 (Low D & Middle C)
Player 15: Boomwhackers 15 (Low C/D# & Middle C#/E/G#)
Description
Commissioned by the Advanced Music Class of Millennium Charter Academy located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina in Mount Airy, also known as Andy Griffith's �Mayberry, Boomwhackalacka! was an attempt to teach the students the minimalist style of modern composers such as Philip Glass, Steve Reich, and John Adams. The piece was later reworked into Boomwhackalacka Extreme! which may be the first original composition that uses the entire series of boomwhacker tubes.The dedication is in honor of Rodney Money's own Dutch Blue Pied Peach-faced Lovebird BeBe, who's playful, colorful, and exuberant zest for life inspired the work �s overall nature and appeal. The main Afro-Cuban theme heard and felt throughout transports both performer and listener to a tropical Caribbean paradise that would make any timbale percussionist proud. While incorporating differences in timbre, texture, and rhythmic variation, the driving theme sounds fresh and anew each time it is presented until the opus arrives at its joyous, uplifting, and rousing jubilant conclusion. Both Boomwhackalacka! and its extended edition Boomwhackalacka Extreme! are both destined to be a rewarding experience and a showstopper whenever they are performed with the excitement and passion for which they were intended.