Lunacy In Small Increments
Lunacy In Small Increments is a piece for Percussion Ensemble. The instrumentation is:
Marimba 1
Marimba 2
Percussion 1: BD, Xylophone, Chimes, Bongos
Percussion 2: Wood Blocks (High and Low), SD, Triangle, Congas
Percussion 3: Log Drum, Bongos, Marimba, Concert Toms (4)
The piece revolves around the idea going insane, slowly over time. The beginning features a repetitive rhythmic obstinato with long, connected melodic material flowing along side. This begins to change, starting to show more aggression and division amongst the three percussion parts that were once in sync. There comes a breaking point where the main body of the piece takes over with a fractured melody in the marimbas highlighted by the xylophone. Lunacy grows as the battery takes over and drives us to a second breaking point, at which time the original angular melody takes over until the end.
Price: $60
Grading Explanation
GRADE 6 denotes little attention to range or rhythmic complexity in all instruments, use of syncopated rhythms featuring eighth, sixteenth or thirty-second notes, time signature changes without rhythmic modulation, and an easily identifiable form. Grade 6 is generally appropriate for an advanced high school or college school ensemble.