Bad Timing
General Info
Year of Published: 2023
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:07:20
Cost: $75.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel & Bongos & 2 Opera Gongs & Glass Bottle & Congas & Tom Tom (Low) & Suspended Cymbal (Large)
Player 2: Vibraphone & Bongos & Congas
Player 3: Marimba & Xylophone & Temple Blocks
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Marimba & Steel Plank & Splash Cymbal & Bass Drum & Suspended Cymbal
Player 6: [[Snare Drum] & Tom Tom (Low) & China Cymbal & Suspended Cymbal & Ribbon Crasher & Brake Drum & Xylophone & Temple Blocks
Player 7: Bass Drum & Hi-Hat & Steel Plank & Splash Cymbal & Finger Cymbals
Player 8: Brake Drum & Kick Drum & Suspended Cymbal (Large) & Gong & Marimba
Player 9: Glass Bottle & Tom Tom (Low) & Congas & Suspended Cymbal & 2 Opera Gongs & Glockenspiel & Bongos & Ratchet
Program Notes
Packed full of odd rhythmic groupings, complex layers, and angular grooves, Bad Timing is meant to be a constant exercise in rhythmic gymnastics. There's always a groove present, but the ensemble has to work a little harder than usual to make it happen. It uses a wide array of sounds (glass bottle, steel plank, brake drums, opera gongs, upturned gong, etc.) alongside traditional percussion instruments to forge a bombastic journey through constantly changing time signatures and rhythmic complexity.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Achievement Unlocked - Percussion 17
Bad Timing - Percussion Nonet
Other Kinds - Percussion Quartet
Passport - Percussion Octet