Gotham (1940) by Clif Walker is a creative piece designed to sound mysterious and dangerous for 9-player percussion ensemble. This piece maintains a slow, steady build throughout, using marching-like rhythms and dissonant harmonic ideas to build tension. It's perfect for beginner groups, too!
Difficulty: Easy +
Duration: 3:00
Instrumentation:
- Chimes
- Glockenspiel
- Xylophone
- Vibraphone
- 2 Marimbas (4.0-Octave, 4.3-Octave - Alternatively, one shared 4.3-octave instrument)
- 4 Timpani
- Drums (Bongos, 2 Concert Toms, Snare Drum, Concert Bass Drum)
- Cymbals & Gongs (Sizzle Cymbal, 3 Suspended Cymbals, Small & Medium China Cymbals, Tam-Tam, Hi Hat)
- Accessories (Brake Drum, Mark Tree, Temple Blocks, Triangle, Flexatone, Vibraslap, Bell Tree, Metal Shaker)
