Snider-Timbre Variations (SP)-B/X/2T/P

Timbre Variations by Robert C. Snider is an exploration of the different sounds of the percussion family. Groups of instruments include: tuned idiophones (keyboard percussion), struck indefinite pitch (triangle, woodblock), shaken or scraped idiophones (maracas, sand blocks), and membranophones (timpani, tom toms). The variations are set up by instrument sounds, while the basic form and rhythm remain constant in each variation.

Number of players - 5
Difficulty - Medium (grade 4)

Instrumentation -
I. Bells, Triangle, Sleigh Bells, Tambourine
II. Xylophone, Woodblock, Guiro, Tom-Tom
III. Snare Drum, Xylophone (share with player II), Cowbell, Maracas
IV. Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Slapstick, Bass Drum
V. 2 Timpani (A, D), Bass Drum (share with player IV), Claves, Sandpaper Blocks