Escape Artist by Eric Rath is a funky little percussion ensemble for 6-7 young players, written to help develop comfort with subdivided rhythms and accent patterns (not to mention multi-percussion setups and mallet changes).
This piece focuses on timing and pulse, helping all your students understand rhythmic accuracy.
Difficulty: Easy +
Duration: 2:20
Instrumentation:
- Player 1: Bells, Concert Toms (2)
- Player 2: Xylophone, Triangle
- Player 3: 4 Octave Marimba, Temple Blocks
- Player 4: Timpani (3)
- Player 5: Snare Drum, Hi Hats, China Cymbal
- Player 6: Bass Drum
- Player 7 (Optional): Tambourine, Shaker
Escape Artist comes as a score, plus a CD that contains individual parts and an MP3 recording of the piece.
This piece is excerpted from Eric Rath and Ralph Hick's collaborative book Beyond Basic Percussion.
