Yep

for Solo Multi-Percussion

Yep is a quick and disorienting multi-percussion exploration through a wide variety of emotions and musical styles. From intensely aggressive to reserved and delicate and many stops in between, Yep is meant to leave you a bit disoriented, but also pensive about the balance between contrasting emotions and musical styles.

Program Notes

The impetus for writing Yep was to create a multi-percussion solo with a compact set-up that uses a couple of non-traditional multi set-up instruments, such as bass marimba and vibraslap. The musical content of the solo is meant to give the listener a look into my mind and how it works. It travels quickly through different styles and emotions, making the listener feel they are always trying to catch up with the music. In one moment you might be grooving to a light and quirky section and then, without warning, you are hit with a flurry of notes that forces you into a more aggressive and stressful emotion. These constant changes in mood and musical styles are meant to leave the listener disoriented and thinking, “what just happened?” by the end.
-M.B.

Grade Level: 5
Copyright: 2021
Number of Players: 1
Duration: 6:15
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Solo Works

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Instrumentation

Kick Drum
Snare Drum
Brake Drum
Vibraslap
Marimba (5-octave)