Lawless: Attack of the 10-Octave Marimba

Description

• Composer: Larry Lawless
• Format: Score & Set of Parts
• Instrumentation: Percussion Ensemble
• Binding:
• UPC: 804069352908
• Size: 8.3 x 11.0 inches
• Pages: None

Description

Inspired by a funny online comment from a student insisting his instructor had a 10-octave marimba, Attack of the 10-Octave Marimba plays out like a 1950s “B” horror movie, with the vision of a gigantic marimba arising out of the swamps. Thus the creepy unusual percussion sounds of the opening, the cheesy jazz-like melody lines, and the scream at the end.

Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 6:00

Instrumentation

• Player 1: Vibraphone, Flexatone (shared)
• Player 2: Vibraphone, Cuica
• Player 3: Marimba (4-octave*), Plastic Milk Jug (1/4 full of water)
• Player 4: Marimba (4-octave), Vibraslap (shared)
• Player 5: Marimba (4.5-octave*), Metal Mixing Bowl (with a little water)
• Player 6: 4 Timpani, Rainstick, Shaker
• Player 7: Log Drum (2 pitches), Claves
• Player 8: Drum Set
• Player 9: Lion’s Roar, Shekere, 2 Congas, Vibraslap (shared), Flexatone (shared), Duck Call

*Player 3 & 5 may share one 4.5-octave Marimba.