Percussion Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1013929
Composed by Tsoof Baras. Concert,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 16 pages. Tsoof Baras #6663587. Published by Tsoof Baras (A0.1013929).
Players - 4
Instrumentation - Body Percussion
‘Up the Body and Down the Page’ is a body percussion piece for percussion quartet. This piece involves the playing of one’s body as an instrument. For musicians, this piece is short, easy to setup, exciting for the crowd, a bit of a workout, fun to play and a challenge.
My aim for this piece was to emulate the concept of ‘seeing sounds’ by only creating sound in the light. It was a challenge to get the lighting effect that provided us with a sharp difference between light and dark.
Because it is such a physical piece, I would encourage the performers to add in choreography and to exercise the power of choice in terms of sticking (‘handings’ and ‘footings’) and the choice between standing and sitting. The performers may also experiment with visual mediums like talcum powder and other sound choices like using toy hammers instead of hands and choosing extremely thick shoes.
