Three Pieces for Percussion Quartets

Yosuke Nomoto

General Info

Year of Published: 20
Publisher: Japan Percussion Center
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Duration: 00:03:36
Cost: Score and Parts - ¥3,000   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

1. Moderato
2. Waltz
3. Finale

Instrumentation

Player 1: Bongo & Wood Block & Triangle
Player 2: Snare Drum & Claves & Cowbell
Player 3: 3 Tom Toms & Suspended Cymbal & Whip
Player 4: Bass Drum & Tambourine & Castanets & Sleigh Bells

Program Notes

This work avoids the use of keyboard percussion, with instrumentation kept as simple as possible. The opening rhythm serves as the main motif, appearing in different forms—expanded, contracted, and transformed—throughout the three contrasting movements.

I encourage performers not only to play the piece, but also to analyze its structure. Sound color is especially important here: by changing mallets, striking the rim or cup, or varying the touch, a single instrument can produce a wide spectrum of timbres.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

7/8 for Snare Drum
Moonset - Marimba
Sonatina for Percussion and Piano

Ensemble Works

Aldebaran March - 6 Players
Gemini - 8 Players
Celestial Anthology - 5 Players
The Big Dipper - 7 Players
Mira - 7 Players
Three Pieces for percussion quartet - 4 Players
Typhoeus - 8 Players