Per Nørgård I CHING Programme Note I CHING (1982) for Percussion Solo I. Thunder Repeated: The Image of Shock (hexagram no. 51) II. The Taming Power of the Small - 9 sounds (hexagram no. 9) III. The Gentle the Penetrating (hexagram no. 57) IV. Towards Completion: Fire over Water (hexagram no. 64) I Ching (The Book of Changes) four movements for solo percussion was written in 1982 and dedicated to the Danish percussionist Gert Mortensen. I Ching is the thousand-year-old Chinese oracle book whose 64 combinations of six 'Yang' or 'Yin' lines (bright or dark) represent 64 different states of being for all living things includinghuman beings. The 64 states of being should be thought of as an eternal hidden cycle which lies behind everything that we do: for example the supreme the enthusiastic initiative (combination or 'hexagram' no. 1 the creative) or the despair of the moment the warm and friendly and so on. The states of being exist on all levels - the official the private etc. - at the same time in many speeds. From these I selected four the sequence of which progresses from a situation from which there is apparently no solution to a (temporary) relief. In the first movement ´Thunder repeated the Image of Shock´ a vicious circle of claustrophobic closed circuits is represented by the tom-tom part. This is followed by tam-tams and wood sounds but returns full-circle to the tom-toms. The second movement ´The taming Power of the small´has its origins in the violence of the first movement but this time lets it resolve in a long glide upwards which stars with voice sounds ´borrowed´from the Beatles´´Revolution no 9´which are then transmitted to the other instruments. The third movement is ´The Gentle The Penetrating´in which lyrical poetry dominates with gentle bell-like sounds and delicate tunes. Finally the sovereign many-layered world of rhythm triumphs in the fourth movement: ´Towards Completion. Fire over

In Contemporary Music Bk/2Cd-This course examines the infusion of traditional Afro-Latin and especially Afro-Cuban concepts into contemporary Western music. Upon completion of this book you will have mastered many new skills that will help you become a moreaccomplished percussionist and more importantly a more complete musician. By exploring the role of percussion in traditional Afro-Cuban music you will understand the important contribution drums make towards a complete musicalpiece and that a drum is not merely a rhythmic placeholder but truly a musical instrument worthy of recognition. While this book focuses primarily on hand percussion its basic principals are also applied to the drum kit. Thereis no standard notation in this book; rather the rhythms are illustrated with easily understood charts based on counting out subdivided beats. Two companion CDs offer audio examples of all major points.

1 Multi-Percussionniste et Piano. Par MARTY-LEJON CH. / BALAGUER Y.. / Niveau : Fin 2ème Cycle / Répertoire / Percussion et Piano

Par GUICHARD CHRISTOPHE. 14 Pieces Pour 4 A 6 Percussionnistes / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Percussions Diverses

3 Percussion parts and 1 Piano for Higher Faster Stronger by Eric Whitacre Commissioned by BBC Radio 3. First performance 29 August 2012 at the BBC Proms Royal Albert Hall London by the BBC Singers EricWhitacre Singers ensemblebash (percussion) and Christopher Glynn (piano) conducted by the composer.Scoring: Triple chorus (SATB) including solo sopranoPercussion (3 players)PianoDuration: c.5 minutes

Latinology takes the basic drum set beats from five Latin dance rhythms (Beguine Cha-Cha Tango Bossa Nova and Samba) and divides them among five percussionists. When playing latin rhythms keep individual parts simple so when combined and authentic 'feel' results. Optional improvisation for guiro and cowbell occurs during the Samba. Additional players can also improvise as long as the Samba 'feel' is maintained. The four measure repeat may be played as written or repeated as many times as needed. At the conclusion of the repeat the ensemble should be cued in by the conductor and all players complete the final seven measures as written.