Balcone's Fault (Perc Ens 10)

An earth-shaking percussion ensemble for 10 players that grooves in 7/4? Got it. Soaring mallet melodies punctuated by jagged rhythmic counterpoint? Absolutely. Solos featuring Snare, Djembe, Bongos, and Timpani so you can “give the drummer some”? You’re covered. If your group doesn’t love Balcone’s Fault … well, that’s not MY fault.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 10
Series: N/A
Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 3:50

Instrumentation
Vibraphone 1 (Concert Tom 1)
Vibraphone 2 (Concert Tom 2)
Marimba 1 [4-octave] (Concert Tom 3)
Marimba 2 [4-octave] ( Concert Tom 4)
Marimba 3 [4.6-octave] (Concert Tom 5)

Timpani [4 drums]
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Triangle & Djembe
2 Wooden Shakers & Bongos

Program Notes
Balcones Fault is a geological fault zone lying under an area of the United States from Southwest Texas to the Dallas area. It is responsible for the beautiful landscape of the Texas Hill Country, where I live, and connects to the Ouachita Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma where my family is from. There is no apostrophe in Balcones Fault ... that's not MY fault.

– L.L.