Secure the Perimeter
General Info
Year of Published: 2023
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Series: The IGNITE Series
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:40
Cost: $32.00
Instrumentation
Part 1: Glockenspiel (may double with Vibraphone)
Part 2: Xylophone (may double with Marimba)
Part 3: Marimba (may double with Vibraphone or Marimba)
Part 4: Snare Drum (one or more players)
Part 5: Bass Drum (may substitute Low Tom), Triangle
Part 6: Tambourine & Suspended Cymbal
Program Notes
I was asked to write an ensemble piece for first-year percussion students, and so I set out to write mallet parts that stayed within the C Major scale and that relied mostly on stepwise motion to accommodate early pitched music reading. Use of larger intervals and double stops appeared as the piece progressed, but are mainly in slower rhythms to allow for easier reading. The battery parts were well within the rhythm reading skills of early percussion students and even allowed for some simple multiple instrument set ups for two of the players as an introduction to the parts they would be reading in band as they progressed. The inspiration for the melodies to Secure the Perimeter was watching my small Lhasa Apso puppy patrol the fence every night before bedtime to make sure the yard was clear of 'intruders'. Every once in awhile, he would bark with his tail held high in triumph, and then continue his patrol.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo Works
Outback Suite - Marimba
Cascade Effect (Solo Marimba) - Marimba
Solo Works with Percussion Ensemble
Cascade Effect (With Percussion Trio) - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Ensemble Works
Boomerang (Sycamore) - Percussion 10
Jivaro - Percussion 10
Ready - Percussion Quartet
Rhythm Cell - Percussion Octet
Stampede - Percussion Quartet
Flexible Ensemble Works
Secure the Perimeter
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