Triptych Boom by Chad Floyd features a snare drum soloist, backed up by three multi-percussionists. The soloist plays the drum with sticks, brushes, bundles, and hands to create a wide assortment of timbral effects.
The percussion accompaniment is varied and interesting, with each player juggling multiple pitched and non-pitched instruments. If you're looking for a concert-style solo that's a little more interesting than most of the offerings out there, this is an excellent choice.
This piece can also be performed without the help of three friends; this piece includes a version for solo and digital audio accompaniment. This version is slightly longer, and the accompaniment is timbrally much more 'electronic' in sound, full of raw square and sine waves.
Difficulty: Medium +
Duration: 5:05 (Acoustic), 6:10 (Digital)
Instrumentation:
- Solo Snare Drum
- Xylophone, Vibraphone, 4.3 Octave Marimba
- Djembe, Log Drum, Jam Block
- Piccolo Snare Drum, Cabasa, Wind Gong
- China/Hi Hat/Sizzle Cymbals
This piece includes a fully bound score and a CD containing printable parts, a live audio recording, and sheet music/audio files for the version with digital accompaniment.
