An exciting piece for percussion duo by British composer and percussionist, Stephen Whibley. This piece received an amazing response from a packed house at Maraca2's PASIC performance in 2009.
"Conversation for two tambourines" is a fun duet for headed tambourines that showcases techniques (both commonplace and otherwise) often found in orchestral tambourine playing.
Written for two multi-percussion stations configured in mirror-image, split by a shared bass drum, "Double Take" launches at a blistering speed for nearly 7 minutes of exciting counterpoint.
Duration: 7:00 | Level: Medium | Personnel: 2 players
This med-advanced duet is a short, high-energy gem, requiring an intense knowledge of the other performer’s part. Players share a mounted kick drum to add to the creative counterpoint.
Written for two timpanists in a circle of 9 timpani, this is a dramatic piece which utilizes a variety of effects to set a dark tone. The performers are also accompanied by a pre-recorded audio track.
Duration: 7:00 | Level: Medium | Personnel: 2 players
This duet provides a flashy, challenging interaction between the players, especially when factoring some of the quick interval changes during 32nd note passages.