Hieroglyphics Fambrough

Hieroglyphics FambroughHieroglyphics is meant to free the imagination; take it to an otherworldly place, a place of epic battles and glorious adventure many centuries ago. The ancients passed on their stories to us through the paintings on cave walls, in ancient tombs and temples. It is through this language that we have come to understand humankind's past, this time through the power of music. This work for a percussion ensemble of 11+ players (the more doubling the

as a bridge between the mallet melodies and the un-tuned percussion

The snare and tom-tom players each get a 1-bar solo as you approach the outro

Some mixed meter

Boom is a fiercely and powerful ensemble by Kirby Jacobsen written for the elementary and middle school percussion ensemble

Written for 13 to 15 players or more if parts are doubled

and has attributes that make it ideal for the high school level

building to a full forte climax

this percussion method was written to be used by elementary and middle school general music classes

Instrumentation: Glock/Bells

8TH AND 9TH GRADERS

just choose the format you'd like from the drop-down box below

temple blocks