Written for snare drum, kick drum, and hi-hat, Amalgamation features stylistic elements of famed French percussionist Jacques Delcluse and the popular New York percussionist Joseph Tompkins.
This quintessential collection of snare drum studies focuses on developing technical facility in a variety of stylized musical genres. The 31 solos in this collection are contained in four main sections:
Jesse Sieff's Chopstakovich provides the performer with a great opportunity to display both technical prowess and musicality on the marching snare drum. It is designed to be played to a recording
As the title suggests, Deleclusiastics is a tribute to the famed French percussionist and composer, Jacques Delécluse and his indelible collection of snare drum works, Douze
The Iron Horse incorporates a large vocabulary of rudimental drumming from pipe band traditions while maintaining a classic, traditional form. It features standard rudiments like the seven stroke
Phylogenesis is a work for a solo percussionist using two snare drums and audio. The title refers to the evolutionary history and development of an organism, and the musical development within the
Written to fulfill a simple concept, this solo for snare drum is slow in tempo but dense in content. Although packed with advanced rudimental figures, the slow tempo allows for expressive freedom and great
The title is a reference to the old English rhyme about weddings, just months before the composer's own. In doing so, he honors his compositional past while introducing fresh ideas. This piece is a tour de
Agility and speed are the order of the day in this advanced rudimental solo by Mitch Markovich. Well-structured, with just the right amounts of subtlety and intensity, it is no wonder Tornado