Bascule for marimba and cajón (PDF sheet music)

Description

Composer: Adam Scott Neal
Instrumentation: Marimba and Cajón
Format: Downloadable PDF
Length: 12 pages total (including cover and front matter)
Size: 8.5 × 11 in.

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Recording

Program note

Bascule refers both to drawbridges and guillotines. This piece contrasts the high and low ranges of the marimba and cajón before finally bridging the full ranges together. It also features sections resembling a slow, hesitant death-march.

Performances

• Terminus Ensemble (Brandon Dodge & Olivia Kieffer) 1/15/16
• Terminus Ensemble (Brandon Dodge & Olivia Kieffer) 12/6/15
• Drew Dolan & Brian Graiser, Cincinnati, OH 7/8/14

About the Work

Bascule is an original composition for advanced or professional percussionists interested in rhythmically intricate and textural contemporary repertoire. The piece is available exclusively as a digital download (PDF score) directly from the composer’s catalog.