Percussion solos

[jafe]

What is your favourite percussion solo? it can be for an individual percussionist or for the whole section to play as an ensemble or even a duet


Mine has to be helter skelter

 

[AJSOP]

zimba zamba is a good one

 

[Naomi McFadyen]

Top of my list is 'Variations for Percussion'...
'Zimba Zamba' is cool too...

I can't stand the silly lil xylo solos like 'Helter Skelter' I'm afraid though... :lol:

;-)

 

[AJSOP]

Top of my list is 'Variations for Percussion'... ;-)

oh yea, i remember that 1 from CY band. Very good piece

 

[PeterBale]

"Ole South", as on the recent Sellers' cd "American Landscapes" is an attractive duet for xylophone and marimba, and I quite like "Russky Percussky", although some will find it rather corny.

 

[Steve]

Drummers Delight is mine, was made infamous by Paul Marshall and Paul Kelly at Youth Brass many years ago. It is a cheesy band tune with a huge percussion break in the middle where they all have a little competition. Great stuff :lol:

 

[Maestro]

Sandpaper Ballet rules!!!!!!! :twisted: :twisted:

 

[nickjones]

Perc Solo

Perc Solo..Mmmmm " the Clock and the Dresden Figures " arr Howard Snell is great for your percussion team...

 

[AJSOP]

Simone rubello played A Little Prayer. that was something special

 

[Lauradoll]

Re: Perc Solo

Perc Solo..Mmmmm " the Clock and the Dresden Figures " arr Howard Snell is great for your percussion team...

Yeah I like this one too....complete with "broken clock" sound effects. We did this at NYBBS a few years ago. Quality.

 

[Naomi McFadyen]

Simone rubello played A Little Prayer. that was something special

Yea, was magic...
Lovely piece


.....and it's Rebello, by the way ;-)

 

[drummergurl]

ive played a piece called tea for two at youth band and its basically a percussion section solo and its quite fun!

 

[Australian Euphonium]

I have no idea whatsoever of what percussion solos are all about however I would like to say that I have a recording of a piece called 'Triplets', performed by Evelyn Glennie and Black Dyke and it's one of my favourite light Brass Band solo recordings.

 

[Okiedokie of Oz]

I can't remember the name, but it had something to do with Cooking...

What's Cooking!! that's it!!