Mandala in Funk

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MP800.4CHA-MAN

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Mandala in Funk: each
Composer: Chambers Wendy

Medium Difficult ~ Solo Multiple Percussion, 3 Percussion Solo Instrumentation: 3 tom-toms, xylophone or marimba, small crash cymbals, timbales, 5 temple blocks Ensemble Instrumentation: 2 tom toms, 2 suspended cymbals, maracas, bell tree, wind chimes, conch shell, 2 snare drums, 3 log drums, 2 bass drums, bongos, 2 tam-tams, 2 field drums, congas. The piece is titled to reflect the two energies in the work: 1) the chanting monks of Tibet and 2) the Funk Music of New Orleans. 5 movements: “Meditation in Mambo’ (uses the mambo beat pattern), “Voodoo Chant” (inspired by a Dr. John tune), “Mahakala” (sounds of the Buddhist monks), “Conga Trance” (funk rhythms and riffs), and “Snake Mantra” (a rhythmic canon of funky rhythms).
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