Rhyme or Reason

Based around a 4-bar simple, syncopated rhythm, which is offset & layered on itself over & over, Rhyme or Reason attempts to make 5 percussionists sound like 10. Each players is responsible for at least one keyboard and one battery instrument without much rest across the 5-1/2 minute duration.

Program Notes

Based around a 4-bar simple, syncopated rhythm, which is offset & layered on itself over & over, Rhyme or Reason attempts to make 5 percussionists sound like 10. Each players is responsible for at least one keyboard and one battery instrument without much rest across the 5-1/2 minute duration.

Rhyme or Reason was commissioned by a consortium of ensembles organized by Dan Hubert, Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School (Jackson, WI).

Consortium Members
Dan Hubert (Kettle Moraine Luthern High School, WI)
Josh Knight (Missouri Western State University, MO)
Andy Kolar (Sacred Heart University, CT)
Galen Lemmon (Dir. of Percussion Studies, SJSU, CA)
Quinten Petersen (Wisconsin Lutheran H.S., WI)
Eric Wellman (Joliet West High School, IL)
Jonathan Witte (Luther High School, WI)

Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 2019
Number of Players: 5
Duration: 5:40
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: Quintet
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Percussion 1: Xylophone, Bells, Temple Blocks, Ribbon Crasher
Percussion 2: Vibraphone, Bongos, Splash Cymbal
Percussion 3: Marimba [shared w/ P4], Tambourine
Percussion 4: 4.3-octave Marimba [shared w/ P3], 2 Congas, China Cymbal
Percussion 5: Kick Bass, Multi-Bass Drum (or muffled floor tom), Hi-Hat, Piccolo Snare Drum, 2 Toms, Crash Cymbal, Crotales [1 octave, high or low]