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    Plus Five: 7 Intermediate Pieces for Solo Marimba & Percussion Quintet

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    Genre: Solo with Percussion Ensemble
    # of Players: 6
    Level: Medium | Duration: 11:00
    Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2018

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      Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published.

      Genre: Solo with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: Solo Marimba + 5
      Level: Medium | Duration: 11:00

      Instrumentation
      Solo Marimba (4.3-octave)

      Player 1: Bells, Xylophone
      Player 2: Vibraphone
      Player 3: Timpani, Triangle, Cajon, Tambourine
      Player 4: Triangle, Tambourine, Congas, 4 Concert Toms
      Player 5: Djembe, Congas, Shaker, Drum Set, Snare Drum, Splash Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal

      Program Notes
      My set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments, titled plusFIVE, was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published.

      - JG

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      • Double Dip (from 'plusFIVE') by Josh Gottry

        Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published. Performed by Danny Kocher, soloist & members of the University of Oklahoma Percussion Studio (Michael Atoyebi, Luis Ewing, Hunter Gross, DJ Handy, Reilly Jacobs) Published by C. Alan Publications (http://c-alanpublications.com/plus-five/)

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        Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published. Performed by Michael Atoyebi, soloist & members of the University of Oklahoma Percussion Studio (Gus Echols, DJ Handy, Colton Kirton, Danny Kocher, Jacob Willing) Published by C. Alan Publications (http://c-alanpublications.com/plus-five/)

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        Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published. Performed by Colton Kirton, soloist & members of the University of Oklahoma Percussion Studio (Michael Atoyebi, Luis Ewing, Hunter Gross, DJ Handy, Reilly Jacobs) Published by C. Alan Publications (http://c-alanpublications.com/plus-five/)

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        Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published. Performed by Jacob Willing, soloist & members of the University of Oklahoma Percussion Studio (Luis Ewing, Hunter Gross, DJ Handy, Reilly Jacobs, Colton Kirton) Published by C. Alan Publications (http://c-alanpublications.com/plus-five/)

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        Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published. Performed by Gus Echols, soloist & members of the University of Oklahoma Percussion Studio (Luis Ewing, Hunter Gross, DJ Handy, Reilly Jacobs, Jacob Willing) Published by C. Alan Publications (http://c-alanpublications.com/plus-five/)

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        Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published. Performed by DJ Handy, soloist & members of the University of Oklahoma Percussion Studio (Michael Atoyebi, Luis Ewing, Hunter Gross, Colton Kirton, Jacob Willing) Published by C. Alan Publications (http://c-alanpublications.com/plus-five/)

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        Josh Gottry’s set of seven original solos for developing 4-mallet marimba technique entitled forFOUR, was created to address a demand for quality, introductory 4-mallet keyboard literature. Similarly, this new collection of percussion ensemble accompaniments was composed on commission to meet a request from several directors and percussion instructors who had the desire to provide an ensemble context for the study and performance of these developmental 4-mallet solos. Each percussion ensemble setting in this collection is scored for five players, includes both pitched and non-pitched percussion, and is orchestrated to fit precisely with the forFOUR solos as originally published. Performed by Hunter Gross, soloist & members of the University of Oklahoma Percussion Studio (Gus Echols, DJ Handy, Colton Kirton, Danny Kocher, Reilly Jacobs) Published by C. Alan Publications (http://c-alanpublications.com/plus-five/)

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      1. Percussive Notes New Literature Review

        “plusFIVE” is a brilliantly constructed, customizable resource for music educators that gives new meaning to the phrase “value-added.” Composer Josh Gottry, at the behest of a number of commissioning educators, has revisited his collection of seven intermediate pieces for four-mallet marimba (“forFOUR”) by adding an accompanimental percussion quintet, transforming an otherwise effective set of educational marimba etudes into a series of ensemble miniatures worthy of a high school spring concert.

        At just 11 minutes in length, this collection would be the perfect project for high school freshmen and sophomores (or perhaps talented eighth-grade students). The obvious strategy would be to give each student in the sextet one of the solo marimba parts and to have them rotate through the ensemble in the other pieces (the composer also includes suggestions for trio and quartet versions of each piece), providing the chance to perform in front of an ensemble as a soloist at an early stage in their musical career. The ensemble parts are nothing to sneeze at either, and teachers will find plenty of opportunity to explore hand drum techniques, tambourine thumb rolls, triangle muting, and more.

        This is not a collection that would be appropriate for advanced high school students (except perhaps if one were to take on all the solo parts in front of a younger, less experienced ensemble), but it is an excellent concert vehicle for younger students who are ready to move on from beginner four-mallet marimba etudes. The pieces are written in a friendly and low-risk manner sure to boost students’ confidence, and band booster parents will adore seeing their children in the spotlight, even if for only a minute or two. As such, I would strongly recommend that “plusFIVE” belongs in any high school percussion ensemble library.

        Brian Graiser
        Percussive Notes
        Vol. 57, No. 3, July 2019         on Jul 11th 2022

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