Name: Beyond the Clouds (Jim Casella) by Tapspace
Duration: 7 min 17 s
Description: Sheet music available from Tapspace at https://www.tapspace.com.

A groove-based piece for percussion ensemble. Sheet music available from Tapspace at http://www.tapspace.com.

The REM Cycle (Dustin Schulze)

Berlin

Ninja 2.0! We removed the weapon and fighting-inspired influences from the original composition, and gave it a more Tai Chi flavor. As human beings, We are in a constant state of flux, trying to find balance. This is show is about the eternal struggle between the Yin and the Yang. With an updated soundscape and some fresh beats, this show is both excited and has some great moments of purity that will envelope the audience like a warm blanket.

Note: Due tot the fact that the and Ninja are in many ways the same show, both cannot be licensed for the same competition schedule.

Visaudio Designs Indoor Percussion

Visaudio show page

Balance (World Class with Preshow)

Exhausted from putting the finishing touches on his famous piano piece, "Fϋr Elise", the romantic composer, Ludwig Von Beethoven, dozes off into a nightmarish slumber.  Fully aware of his inevitable hearing loss, Beethoven manifests an evil version of himself (played by the center snare), which torments him throughout his dream.  The evil manifestation plays games with the comatose Beethoven; at one point even mocking his hearing loss by having the battery section fake playing while a sampler plays low frequency drum notes.  Famous quotes from Beethoven's 5th and 9th symphonies, as well as his famous "Moonlight Sonata" are twisted and distorted through the use of modern styles such as rock, dubstep, hip-hop, and many others. The evil chaos culminates as all of these different styles and quotes converge.  As the turmoil reaches its peak, it is abruptly halted, Beethoven wakes up from his nightmare, and he finishes his work.

Beethovens Nightmare

Sheet music available from Tapspace at https://www.tapspace.com.

Tapspace Concert Literature

Beyond the Clouds (Jim Casella)

Cyclone is an ambitious piece by Jim Casella, was written to feature a quartet of marimba players who play on two marimbas that face each other. The parts are all playable with two mallets, and players are frequently called on to reach across to the marimba opposite them. Also, marimbists embark on a literal "cyclone" around the instruments, swapping physical positions with one another and running around the instruments towards the inevitable swirling climax.

Inspired by true accounts of a friend's recent expedition of Mt. Everest, this quartet is accompanied by seven multipercussionists and piano. It depicts both determination and danger, with an implied circular motion by way of quick, repetitive, six-note figures. Complete with echo effects of grandeur and spaciousness, Cyclone is an energetic, cinematic work that becomes relentless and violent. The faint of heart need not apply!

Sheet music available at http://www.tapspace.com


Cyclone (Jim Casella)

One Little Spark (Instrumental) | Journey Into Imagination

Sheet music available from Tapspace at www.tapspace.com.

Lucid Mantra (Dustin Schulze)

DCI 2019 Cadets - FULL SHOW

Deep Mic Scratching ~ Mouth Sounds and Ramble

Mouth Sounds and Ramble Pt. 4

Music from The Planets, by Gustav Holst
Arranged by Brian Blume
Intermediate A Class Indoor Percussion Show
Originally written for and performed by Northview H.S. (2013 IPA Class A State Champion)

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, when asked, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the universe?” gave a most astounding answer. Recognizing that we are made of the same elements that swirled around from the beginning of the universe, Tyson feels a deep connection to all that is out there. Using the text from Tyson’s interview with TIME Magazine, and well-known music from the Planets, this show explores what Tyson and others consider to be The Most Astounding Fact.

(Artwork by Tim Keller)

Beyond the Clouds (Jim Casella)

Tapspace

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