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• Percussion History
  ...other purposes, such as bows and shields for battle, began to replace body percussion. After a successful hunt, a hunter would place the bows in front of him wi ...a hole and placing a platform over it. The most important contribution to percussion instruments of the Stone Age however, was the invention of the membranophon
  138 KB (22,737 words) - 00:01, 10 May 2019
• Water and Ice
  ...ed in large buckets of water, Wind Gongs dipped, Wood bowls turned over in water, Triangles<br> for the 2014 ESU Music Day Percussion Section.
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• Reflections on the Nature of Water
  Reflections on the Nature of Water is a small payment toward a very large debt. There were primarily two compo ...ttps://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Jacob-Druckman-Reflections-on-the-Nature-of-Water/6371</ref>
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• Wind Chimes
  ...Names after its creator Mark Stevens. <ref>John H., Beck. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995. (accessed January 27, 2 ...the wind blows or the frame is shaken. <ref>John H., Beck. Encyclopedia of Percussion. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1995. (accessed January 27, 2
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• Traced Identities
  Player 1: Small triangle, teardrop triangle beater, large metal bowl of water <br/> Player 2: Medium triangle, teardrop triangle beater, large metal bowl of water <br/>
  3 KB (516 words) - 23:22, 30 July 2025
• BeyonD the bEnd
  Commission: Ju Percussion Group <br/> Player 1: Voice, [[Crotale]] (Bb, high octave), Water container, [[Chime]] (Bb), [[Vibraphone]] <br/>
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• Shades of Night
  Player 1 - tenor drum, bognos, finger cymbals, castanets, bells, water glass<br> Player 2 - suspended cymbal, triangle, chimes, two tom toms, water glass<br>
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• Udderbot
  ...ange the pitch. Experimentation will need to be done to determine how much water is needed and the range that is required. ...le and a rubber glove, filled with water. The player's manipulation of the water reservoir allows modulation of the volume (and shape) of the rigid resonati
  2 KB (363 words) - 21:03, 11 June 2023
• First Construction (in metal)
  Player 6: 4 Muted [[Gongs]] & [[Water Gong]] & [[Tam-Tam]] & [[Suspended Gong]] & [[Thundersheet]]<br> ...truction (In Metal) by John Cage is one of the earliest pieces written for percussion ensemble. This 6-player work was the origin of Cage's "rhythmic structures"
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• Cloud-Polyphonies
  ...of tidal currents, flocks of migratory birds, herds of animals, clouds of water vapour, swarms of bees, and even crowds of Pilgrims at the Haaj. ...t for a consortium of American Universities, my first thoughts were that a percussion sextet could be the perfect medium to explore this phenomenon in musical te
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• White Water on the Housatonic
  ...of the currents and the pounding waves and you will appreciate what White Water is all about. ...satonic was commissioned by Frank Epstein and the New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble.
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• As the Sound of Many Waters
  Auxiliary Percussion: [[Cowbell]] & 3 [[Woodblock]]s & [[Guiro]] & Foot [[Shaker]] (or Cabasa) < ...(Revelation 14:2). Much like a waterfall contains many different sizes of water droplets that create the multitude of frequencies we hear, there is a multi
  2 KB (261 words) - 00:33, 19 January 2025
• Concert Piece for Timpani & Percussion Ensemble
  ===Percussion Ensemble=== ...Xylophone]] & [[Snare Drum]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Cabasa]] & Crystal Water Glass <br/>
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• Weather Movement II: Storm Warning and Dance
  Player 7: [[Water gong]], [[shaker]], [[tambourine]]<br> premiere: 17 February 1986, Lawrence, Kansas, U. of Kansas Percussion Ensemble
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• "Silent Flower..."
  ...ement). There are no parts where there is a good beat that is typical of a percussion ensemble, and there is no time signature in the first half. Please use the ...ter to create a shower. I think you can adjust the amount and force of the water coming out by adjusting the size and number of holes you make, and how loos
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• Mitos Brasileiros (Brasilian Myths)
  ...ded Cymbal]] & Frying Pan (small) & Cans (about 10 with different sizes) & Water Glass<br /> ...[[Lotos Flute]] & 2 cooking pans & [[Splash Cymbal]] & [[Sizzle Cymbal]] & water glass & [[Ocean Drum]]<br />
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• Divintés Primordiales
  Player 10: [[Snare Drum]] & [[Wood Block]] & [[Water Gong]] (Small) & [[Bongos]] & [[Anvil]]<br/> Player 11: [[Field]] & [[Tambourine]] & [[Water Gong]] (Large) & [[Anvil]]<br/>
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• The Conquer of the Krake
  .... After a long time on open water, shadows loom beneath the surface of the water. During the fight with the beast, half the ship is then swallowed up, but o ==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
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• The Alabados Song (Percussion Ens. Ver.)
  Player II: [[Marimba]] I, [[Water Glass]] tuned to "E" <br> Player V: [[Xylophone]], Water Glass tuned to "F and G", 4 [[Tom Toms]], Mark Tree<br>
  6 KB (1,038 words) - 01:32, 22 April 2018
• Double Music
  Player I: [[Graduated water buffalo bells]](6), [[graduated muted auto brake drums]](6)<br> Player IV: [[Chinese gongs]](6), [[tam tam]], [[water gong]], [[auto brake drums]](6)** <br>
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