Percussion Section Requirements and Assignments: Adams-Antheil
Adams, John
- I Was Looking At the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky (1 Player)
- DrumKAT, 6 piece drumset, guiro, bongos, mounted tambourine
Anderson, Leroy
- Belle of the Ball (2 if on drumset or 4)
- Player 1: Snare Drum
- Player 2: Bass Drum
- Player 3: Cymbals
- Player 4: Bells
- Bugler's Holiday (1 if on drumset or 3)
- Player 1: Snare Drum
- Player 2: Bass Drum
- Player 3: Cymbals
- Clarinet Candy (1 if on drumset or 3)
- Player 1: Snare Drum
- Player 2: Bass Drum
- Player 3: Cymbals
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C Major (Timpani + 1 or 2)
Percussion can be played by one person, if timpanist assists in the second movement.
- Timpani
- Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Maracas, Claves, Cowbell.
- Horse and Buggy (2)
- Player 1: Temple Blocks
- Player 2: Whip Crack, Xylophone
- Plink, Plank, Plunk (no timpani or percussion)
- Serenata (3)
- The Typewriter (3)
- Player 1: Amplified Manual Typewriter
- Player 2: Bell (for carraige returns)
- Player 3: Guiro (to simulate carraige returns)
- The Waltzing Cat (2 if on drumset or 4)
- Percussion section also must generate "meow" and "dog bark" sounds.
- Player 1: Snare Drum and Woodblock
- Player 2: Bass Drum
- Player 3: Cymbals
- Player 4: Bells, Wind Whistle
Antheil, George
- A Jazz Symphony (Revised 1955) (Timpani+2)
Due to tempo issues, the double stops in the xylophone part may require the use of two players.
- Timpani
- Player 1: Small Drum Kit: Cymbal, "Trap Drum" (SD), Tambourin (TD), Bass Drum
- Player 2: Xylophone, Castanets
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