Mambo Schmambo
General Info
Year: 1999
Duration: 00:02:03
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Row-Loff
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Snare Drum
Player 2: Snare Drum & Ride Cymbal
Player 3: Woodblock & Triangle & Crash Cymbal
Player 4: 2 Concert Tom-toms
Player 5: Bass Drum & Shaker
Player 6: Timpani
Program Notes
"Mambo Schmambo" is what we call here at Row-Loff a "drummy-drummy" ensemble (no mallet instruments0. The Player 1 and Player 2 Snare Drum parts are antiphonal for much of the ensemble and should have different tunings for the best effect. The Triangle, Snare Drum / Ride Cymbal and Bass Drum parts should establish a groove for the A section of the ensemble. Timpani and the Player 1 Snare Drum parts are the featured instruments in the A Section. The B section shifts the groove to the Shaker, Woodblock / Crash Cymbal and Timpani. There are alternating step-out' solos between the two Snare Drums, culminating into a tutti statement at the end of the phrase. The net section is a re-statement of the beginning theme but with a more sparse instrumentation. It then goes onto a traditional "clave" groove involving the entire ensemble with the group shouting 'Mambo' at the ends of the phrases. For an ending we return to our original intro, building into a fortissimo tutti rhythm followed by a short Timpani step-out, leading into a "Bop Bop" final statement by the entire ensemble.
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