Escape Velocity (Perc Ens 4)

This quartet features three keyboards and a djembe part, although each player plays several other percussion instruments, often simultaneously with their primary part. This piece is influenced by the music of Béla Bartók as well as “drum ‘n’ bass” artists like Venetian Snares and Aphex Twin.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 4:40

Instrumentation
Vibraphone (Snare Drum, Alien Disc, Hi-Hat)
Marimba 1 (4.5-octave, Splash Cymbal, Ribbon Crasher, 2-oct Bowed Crotales)
Marimba 2 (5-octave, Splash Cymbal, Opera Gong) Percussion (Sizzle Cymbal, China Cymbal, Spiral Cym
bal, Bass Drum, Djembe, Rain Stick)

Program Notes
Escape Velocity was composed in the Spring of 2008 for the TCU Percussion Ensemble. The quartet features three keyboards and a djembe part, although each player plays several other percussion instruments, often simultaneously with their primary part. This piece is influenced by the music of Béla Bartók as well as “drum ‘n’ bass” artists like Venetian Snares and Aphex Twin.