Ian Whillock - Flex (Preview Score)

Flex for solo snare drum with percussion accompaniment Composed for Dan Hartung and the UNL Percussion Ensemble

Full Score

Ian Whillock

Š2017 Ian Whillock Music

Flex Duration: 5 Minutes

Program Note: The goal when writing Flex was to create rhythms and phrases that have the illusion of being out of time, or in different meters or tempos. Throughout the piece there are various rhythmic motifs and polyrhythmic ideas that are stretched and condensed to create the sense of a fluctuating tempo.

Heavily influenced by rudimental percussion music, the solo snare drum part contains uses of many rudiments and ideas from the world of marching percussion while also demanding the finesse and soft touch of concert snare drumming from the player. Writing Flex was an unbelievably enjoyable experience and I hope to share this excitement with performers and listeners alike.

Instrumentation Percussion 1

• Medium-High Pitched Wood Block • Snare Drum (snares on) • Snare Drum (snares off)

Percussion 2

• High Pitched Wood Block • High Range Concert Toms (3: High, Med, Low) • Bongos • Djembe • Suspended Cymbal • Swish Knocker (a different dark-sounding cymbal with rivets may be substituted.)

Percussion 3

• Medium-Low Pitched Wood Block • Middle Range Concert Toms (3: High, Med, Low) • 26” Marching Bass Drum (muted with towel) • Piccolo Snare • Ride Cymbal

Percussion 4

• Low Pitched Wood Block • Low Range Concert Toms (3: High, Med, Low) • 28” Marching Bass Drum (muted with towel) • Field Drum

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Flex for solo snare drum with percussion accompaniment Ian Whillock (b. 1997)

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