Contemporary Audition Solos for Percussion

Gregory Fundis

General Info

Year of Published: 1988
Publisher: Studio 4 Music
Difficulty: Advanced
Cost: $15.00

Instrumentation

Timpani Mallets: Glockenspiel / Xylophone / Vibraphone / Marimba
Drums: 2 Snare Drum / Tenor Drum / Bass Drum / Tom Tom
Cymbals: Suspended Cymbal
Auxiliary Percussion: Tambourine / Temple Blocks / Triangle

Content

Mallet Solos

1. Baroque
2. Dark Evening
3. Drop of Rain
4. Quartal Grooves

Snare Drum Solos

1. From Seven to Six to Seven
2. Steady
3. Rhythm Bright
4. Cadancing

Timpani Solos

1. Sounds of Two in Seven
2. Jungle Music
3. The Chase
4. 6 A.M.

Multiple Percussion Solos

1. Waltz for Three Drums
2. Woodland
3. Midnight Blaze

Description

This collection was designed specifically for the student who’s college bound and who needs appropriate material for entrance and placement auditions. Written to cover a range of difficulty levels, the pieces offer the serious high school student a choice of suitable and interesting solos to perform.