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Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
A delightful percussion quartet that incorporates bells (mallets), timpani (optional), snare drum, cymbals and bass drum. The snare drum is integral through out establishing a martial-march style while supplemented with the bass drum and cymbals. The bells provide the melodic material moving in and out to add variety. The piece ends with an abrupt punctuation. A truly spirited piece for the younger performer.
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Onward Christian Soldiers
A straightforward entry level percussion ensemble for five instruments. The piece begins with a simple marching cadence joined in with the bells playing the tune. The second section takes the bells up an octave for interest only to return to the lower octave. After a final flourish in the general percussion the bells join back in for a final statement.- Can be done with four or five players.