Michael Udow

Percussion Octet

Composer's Note:

The A-Section of this Rondeau-structured work, appearing both instrumentally and vocally, is based on a traditional North Indian teental (sixteen-pulsed) Kaida taught to me (when I was living at Dartington in South Devon, England) by my tabla teacher, D’vdan Sen, and used with his permission and encouragement. The mallet-keyboard sections are derived from etudes I had composed for my students to help them advance their technical and musical skills.

Percussion Needed:

Group A. Shared Metal Pipe A
1. Tom-Tom 16", 4.3 Marimba 1 (shared with Player 7),
     KD (shared with Player 5) 
2. Tom-Tom 15", 4.3 Marimba 2 (shared with Player 8), KD (shared with Player 6) 
3. Tom-Tom 14",  Glockenspiel 1, KD ( shared with Player 7)
4. Tom-Tom 13", Songbells (Substitute Glockenspiel 2 medium rubber mallets), 
     KD (shared with Player 8)

Group B. Shared Metal Pipe B
5. Tom-Tom, 12", Vibraphone (shared with Player 6),  KD (shared with Player 1)
6. Tom-Tom, 10", Vibraphone (shared with Player 5), KD (shared with Player 2)
7. Tom-Tom 8, 4.3 Marimba 1 (shared with Player 1),  Bongos, KD (shared with Player 3)
8. Tom-Tom 6,  4.3 Marimba 2 (shared with Player 2), 6", Conga, Tumba, KD (shared with Player 4)