Begin Transmission by John Herndon is an energetic percussion ensemble, written for 8-13 players with about one year of experience under their belts. The keyboard parts are mostly stepwise in the percussion-friendly key of D minor, and most rhythms are 8th or quarter notes.
This piece ships as a professionally-bound folio, with a CD containing individual part PDFs. This is a great way for your younger students to feel like they've got a spotlight on your percussion ensemble concert.
Difficulty: Easy +
Duration: 2:10
Instrumentation:
- Glockenspiel, Xylophone
- Vibraphone (Optional), 4.3 Octave Marimba
- Chimes (Optional), Timpani (4)
- Snare Drum, Bass Drum
- High Toms (2), Low Toms (2, Optional)
- Suspended Cymbal, Mark Tree, Triangle
- China/Ride Cymbals (Optional), Tam-Tam (Optional)
