Five Petite Movements

Chris Roode

General Info

Year of Published: 2015
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:07:10 (Total)
Cost: $32.00

Movements

1. Four Fun for Drums
2. Light Steel Heavy Metal
3. Tambourine Duel
4. Echo...(echo)
5. Battery Blitz

Instrumentation

Mallets: Vibraphone
Drums: 4 Drums (Different pitched) & Snare Drum & Tenor Drum & Bass Drum
Cymbals: Hand Cymbals
Accessories: Triangle & Brake Drum & Metal Pipe & 4 Tambourines
4 assorted percussion instruments (organized high to low)

Description

Written for beginning percussion ensemble with approximately one month of experience, Five Petite Movements by Chris Roode is a great way to showcase new percussionists in performance. You have the option of choosing only a selection of movements (1–2 minutes each) or the entire suite (8 minutes). Additionally, different performers may be assigned to the movements to create a mini percussion ensemble concert. Scored for four or more players, parts may be doubled, tripled, or otherwise multiplied to accommodate the group’s size.

Reviews

“Five Petite Movements” is written for a “beginning percussion ensemble with approximately one month of experience.” This is an incredibly versatile set of movements for a beginning music program, especially one with a limited percussion instrument collection. The first movement, “Four Fun for Drum,” uses four drums (high to low) and focuses on basic eighth-note rhythms, dynamics, and accents. The second movement, “Light Steel Heavy Metal,” will introduce students to dampening resonant instruments, fermatas, and syncopated rhythms. The third movement, “Tambourine Duel,” is a fantastic introduction to proper orchestral tambourine playing, including shake rolls, thumb rolls, playing the instrument up, playing in down position (on the knee), and playing fist-to-knee. There is no doubt that this movement will improve the tambourine playing in any band program. The fourth movement, “Echo...(echo),” is for any percussion instruments high to low. The movement is written with the parts in canon with each other. This piece is especially useful for teaching ensemble cohesion. The fifth movement, “Battery Blitz,” is for snare and tenor drum, cymbals, and bass drum. It is in the style of a march and will prepare young percussionists to play in a standard wind band percussion section. “Five Petite Movements” should be in every beginning band library and will help fill in the gaps between playing in lessons and concert band. by Joe Millea

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Solo

Endless Sky - Marimba
FM - Snare Drum
Modal Patterns - Marimba

Percussion Ensemble

Aeolian Dreams - 12 Players
Beyond the Edge
Drum of LES
Drums Talking
Funky Sixteenths
Hot Tamales
Rondo (Roode)

Flexible Percussion Ensemble

Five Petite Movements
Lattes on the House
Sound Off! (Orff Ensemble Version)
Sound Off! (Percussion Ensemble Version)
Tom's Tool Shed

Percussion Ensemble with Choir

Ascribe to the Lord (Psalm 29) - Choir; Percussion Trio
Let all the peoples praise you (Psalm 67) - Choir; Marimba; Percussion