Flowers and Foliage (Solo Multi-Percussion)

Flowers and Foliage is a bouquet of five miniatures for solo percussionist, which alternate between tonal, floral harmonies on tenor steelpan and brittle, twig-like percussive textures. Throughout the work, the audience focuses their eye on different points in a floral arrangement, with the other materials always in the periphery.

Genre: Multiple Percussion Solo | # of Players: 1
Level: Medium | Duration: 6:20

Instrumentation
Tenor Steel Pan (C4 - C-sharp 6)
Sandpaper Blocks
5 Wooden Planks
Hoof Rattle

Program Notes
Flowers and Foliage is a bouquet of five miniatures for solo percussionist, which alternate between tonal, floral harmonies on tenor steelpan and brittle, twig-like percussive textures. Throughout the work, the audience focuses their eye on different points in a floral arrangement, with the other materials always in the periphery. As each movement blooms into its own identity, be it romantic, playful, or austere, there is a constant sense that these combinations are necessary, as these opposites enrich each other.