HeliX by Eric Rath is a piece designed to give students an opportunity to work on four-mallet technique in a musical way for 8-9 player percussion ensemble. This piece rides a series of grooves that are guaranteed to make for a crowd pleaser, and the energy is great for younger and older students alike!
Difficulty: Medium
Duration: 5:30
Instrumentation:
- Glockenspiel
- Chimes
- Vibraphone
- 1-2 marimbas-4-octave (or share w/ M2), low A (optional low F)
- 4 timpani
- Drums (bongos, 2 concert toms, concert bass drum)
- Accessories (ribbon crasher, sleigh bells, temple blocks, triangle, brake drum)
- Cymbals & gongs (tam-tam, splash cymbal, suspended cymbal, stacked China cymbal, hi-hat cymbal, finger cymbals, sizzle cymbal)
