High Rise by John Paul Chapman is an energetic, upbeat work for a moderately well-developed percussion ensemble. It is written to illustrate the construction of a skyscraper, using elements of blues, jazz & contemporary classical music to set the scene. Every member of the 8-person ensemble has both their own keyboard part and some sort of percussion part, whether constructed of traditional percussion instruments or some combination of other things you're able to hit to make sound.
Difficulty: Medium +
Duration: 6:00
Number of Players: 8
Instrumentation:
- 2 Glockenspiels
- Chimes
- 2 Xylophones
- Vibraphone
- One 4.0 Octave Marimba
- One 4.3 Octave Marimba
- 4 Timpani
- Drums (High Tom, Medium Tom, Low Tom, Bass Drum)
- Cymbals & Gongs (Splash Cymbal, Hi-Hat, 3 Ride Cymbals, 2 Suspended Cymbals, Sizzle Cymbal, China Cymbal, Tam-Tam)
- Accessories (Kitchenware, Triangle, Claves (2 Pairs), High Woodblock, Low Woodblock, Temple Blocks, Flexatone, Vibraslap, Guiro, Brake Drum, Cowbell, Maracas, Log Drums)
High Rise ships as a professionally bound folio with full-color cover with a CD of individual parts.
