Skeleton Key
General Info
Publisher: Tapspace
Difficulty: Elementary to Intermediate
Duration: 00:10:05
Cost: $32.00
Instrumentation
Part 1 (High Metal): Brake Drum / Triangle / Small Pot / Small Can
Part 2 (Low Metal): Gong / Ride Cymbal / Metal Trash Can / Circular Saw Blade
Part 3 (High Drum): Wood Block / Tom Tom (Small) / Roto Tom (Small) / Piccolo Snare Drum / Plastic Container (Small)
Part 4 (Low Drum): Bass Drum / Floor Tom / Plastic Trash Cans / Plastic Containers
Description
Skeleton Key by Brian Nozny is a high-speed percussion quartet written for found percussion instruments. This piece is a flexible and fun addition to concert repertoire as directors and students have the opportunity to scout out and select the "instruments" they would like to play. The four parts can be achieved with a combination of high metal, low metal, high drum-like, and low drum-like objects. The work primarily focuses on developing simple syncopation and sixteenth-note timing at an accelerated speed, pushing students' mental and kinetic coordination, respectively. The parts can also be doubled (or tripled) depending on the number of players available. Skeleton Key is a lighthearted and energetic piece to a begin or end a concert on a high note.
Recent Performance
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Solo with Ensemble
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...folded... - Marimba & Percussion Quartet
Downcycle - Marimba & Percussion Trio
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Ensemble
Parallel - Percussion Quartet
Vigenettes - Percussion Quintet
Sharps - Percussion Sextet
Convex - Percussion Septet
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Door County Summers - 14 Players
Indeterminate Instrumentation
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