Shades for Solo Percussion and Loop Pedal by Dani Howard (2017).

Instrumentation:

  • Vibraphone
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Pair of Claves
  • Tom-Toms x 2
  • (1 large, 1 small)
  • Ocean Drum (optional)

Performance Notes

  • Heavy use of pedal on vibraphone throughout (unless marked with accent or staccato)
  • Ripple Roll defined as alternating between given notes
  • * Indicates to scrape along the pipes of the vibraphone from top to bottom very quickly, with pedal down (with back of vibraphone mallet)

Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds