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Dave Hollinden's third percussion quartet, Locomotion, is set in four movements – Procession, Sleep Walk, Dance, and Race. The work uses a large assortment of non-pitched instruments (both found and traditional), such as cast iron skillets, flower pots, boos, and graduated drums.
Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4
Series: Hollinden Signature Series
Level: Advanced | Duration: 27:00 total
Instrumentation
Score (9"x12" spiral bound)
Skillets
9 graduated cast iron skillets. Other pots or metal objects may be included if necessary.
Flower Pots
9 graduated ceramic floewr pots. Consider pots up to 18" in diameter.
Boos
9 graduated wooden tongue drums (instructions included for construction)
Drums
9 graduated drums, dampened so as to match the other instruments in volume and resonance.
Program Notes
Dave Hollinden's third percussion quartet, Locomotion, is set in four movements – Procession, Sleep Walk, Dance, and Race. The work uses a large assortment of non-pitched instruments (both found and traditional), such as cast iron skillets, flower pots, boos, and graduated drums.
It was commissioned by Listen! Percussion Group (Jon Brown, Paul Owen, Joshua Graham, Darren Lin) and Ad Astra Percussion (Von Hansen, Luke Dull, Tai-Jung Tsai, Mai Tadokoro) in 2012.
Ad Astra Percussion (Von Hansen, Luke Dull, Tai-Jung Tsai, Mai Tadokoro)