Framed for percussion quartet
Publisher: C. Alan Publications (2016)
Composed: 2015
Duration: 2’45”
Difficulty: Medium
Instrumentation (4 players): tambourine, pandeiro, tamborim, tar
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A work simply intended to explore the frame drum family of percussion instruments within in a chamber setting, Framed is an excellent change of pace piece for percussion ensembles. Appropriate for run-out concerts, tour performances, or for a “front of curtain” selection to open your percussion ensemble concert, this creative exploration of frame drum sound possibilities is entertaining for audiences and performers alike.

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… an excellent piece for percussionists to showcase their versatility … provides aspiring hand drummers the chance to practice and perfect their basic sounds … traditional rhythms on each of the instruments are played, overlapped, and expanded to create a texture of pulse and groove … – Justin Alexander
Printed by permission of the Percussive Arts Society, inc.