Shockwave (Keown)
General Info
Year of Published: 2021
Publisher: Tapspace Publications
Difficulty: Elementary
Duration: 00:02:30
Cost: $34.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Bongo (High)
Player 2: Conga (High)
Player 3: Tom Tom (High)
Player 4: Tom Tom (Medium-low)
Player 5: Tom Tom (Low)
Player 6: Tom Tom (Medium-high)
Player 7: Conga (Low)
Player 8: Bongo (Low)
Description
Shockwave! by Alan Keown is a short, accessible, and drummy piece for beginner-level percussion ensemble. It serves as an introduction to antiphonal performance, with the group often split into halves: Players 1-4 on stage right, and Players 5-8 on stage left. Other simple textures are also explored, such as unison playing and basic hocketing between players. This piece is perfect for ensembles of developing percussionists!
Recent Performance
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
Apotheosis - Multiple Percussion
Constructive Interference - Multiple Percussion
Eclipse – Drum Set
G.L.S. – Snare Drum
Journey Through Time – Drum Set
Like a Big Dog – Snare Drum
Mach V – Snare Drum
The Musical Snare Drummer – Snare Drum
Ensemble
Destinations – Percussion Quartet
Fanfare and Fugue – Percussion Sextet
Festival of the New Sun - Percussion Septet
Funk for Two – Percussion Duo; Drum Set
Funky Fugue for Five - Percussion Quintet
Layers – Percussion Quartet
Partials - Percussion Quartet
Passages - Percussion Duet
Percussion Counterpoint – Percussion Quintet
Sand - Percussion Quartet
Tink - Percussion Quartet
Trinity (Keown) – Percussion Nonet
Witch Doctor (Bagdasarian) - Percussion 11