Eine Kleine Soca Musik (Perc Ens 9-13)

Eine Kleine Soca Musik is a Trinidad twist on Mozart's classic Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. With an apparent inability to decide whether to be a soca or classical percussion ensemble, Eine Kleine Soca Musik is sure to entertain your audience, make them get up and dance, and then be embarrassed when the music suddenly changes!

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 9-13
Level: Medium | Duration: 4:36

Instrumentation
Glockenspiel
Xylophone
Vibraphone (opt.)
Marimba 1 (opt.)
Marimba 2 (4.3-octave)
Shaker/Tambourine
Brake Drum/Triangle
Cowbell/2 Woodblocks
Congas/Mark Tree
Drumset
Hi-Hat/Cymbals (opt.)
Snare Drum/2 Toms (opt.)
Bass Drum (opt.)
Bass Guitar (opt.)

Program Notes
Eine Kleine Soca Musik ("A Little Soca Music") is a Trinidad twist on Mozart's classic Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("A Little Night Music"). Using instruments commonly found in most school band rooms, Eine Kleine Soca Musik provides an opportunity for students to learn about soca (soul+calypso), a traditional style of music emanating from Trinidad and Tobago. Flexible instrumentation and optional parts allow performance by different numbers of players to suit your needs. The piece also presents an opportunity for students to work on concert percussion playing, including triangle, tambourine, woodblock, and mark tree, and also to learn about Mozart, the Classical period, string quartets, and even form and modulation in musical composition. With an apparent inability to decide whether to be a soca or classical percussion ensemble, Eine Kleine Soca Musik is sure to entertain your audience, make them get up and dance, and then be embarrassed when the music suddenly changes!

The EDGE Series is a collection of percussion ensembles featuring many popular musical styles – from funk to calypso to techno. It was developed to excite a wider range of ensembles, directors, and audiences while retaining the level of integrity you have grown to expect from C. Alan Publications.