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)
  • Guiro
  • Maracas
  • Claves

• 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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