Merge

Merge began as an exercise in percussive hocket, where each player is given a part of the whole. This is done so in both the rhythms played in the drums and melody in the tuned pipes. The ascending and deciding lines throughout each performer present a very complex and lyrical conglomeration of rhythms that form a cohesive line.

Grade Level: 4
Copyright: 2016
Number of Players: 4
Duration: 7:20
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: Quartet
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Each Player Uses:
Horizontal Kick Drum
2 Toms
Bongos
2 Tuned Pipes

Pipe Assignment:*
Player 1: G, A
Player 2: E, G-flat
Player 3: D-flat, E-flat
Player 4: A, B

*The piches ascend from Player 4 to Player 1.