Fifty Fifty: bongos

Pint-sized yet power-packed, Farr’s Fifty Fifty for solo bongos was composed at the request of Dame Evelyn Glennie as part of her 50 for 50 project. Farr injects a range of playing techniques into this 50-bar work – drumsticks and a mini maraca come into play alongside more conventional hand and fin...

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Main Author: Farr, Gareth 1968- (Composer)
Format: Musical Score Book
Language:No linguistic content
Published: Wellington, New Zealand Promethean Editions Limited [2016]
Edition:First edition
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Summary:Pint-sized yet power-packed, Farr’s Fifty Fifty for solo bongos was composed at the request of Dame Evelyn Glennie as part of her 50 for 50 project. Farr injects a range of playing techniques into this 50-bar work – drumsticks and a mini maraca come into play alongside more conventional hand and finger work in articulating rapid-fire passages that twitch with tumbling accents. Rhythmic subversion even dominates the more spacious snatches of time, making this work an enjoyable challenge for accomplished percussionists
Physical Description:1 score (vi, 3 pages) 31 cm

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