Number of Players: 12 Instrumentation: Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Chimes 2 Vibraphones, Timpani, 4 Marimbas, 4 Concert Toms, 2 Cowbells, 2 Suspended Cymbals, 2 Snare Drums, Bongos, Temple Blocks, 3 Tin Cans, 4 Concert Toms, 1 Conga, Hi-Hat, 2 Snare Drums, Mark Tree, Claves, 2 Splash Cymbals, 2 Brake Drums (shared), 5 Terra Cotta Pots, Slit Drum, Mounted Tambourine, Medium Bass Drum, 2 Brake Drams (shared), 2 Triangles, 2 Tam-Tams, Egg Shaker) Number of mallets: 2 Difficulty: Intermediate
My summer travels take me to Perdido Bay: ZZZZing! embodies the thrill of fishing off the coast of Florida and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico. The composition tells the tale of running out in a thirty-foot boat, waiting for the fish, the struggles of the catch, and the ride back home across the water. - TMM