Cabasa!

Mark Ford

Subtitle: A Dance for Five Cabasas

General Info

Year: 2019
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Musicon Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $30.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Percussion, including:

Cabasas (5)

Players clapping and stomping

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Cabasa! by Mark Ford is a fun, five-piece original ensemble work for five different-sized cabasas. This piece creates a fun ensemble dynamic with a variety of challenging techniques for the instrument. It is subtitled “A Dance for Five Cabasas” and is dedicated to Jose Aponte, Quincy Davis, Christopher Deane and Paul Rennick, all of whom are percussion faculty members with Mark Ford at the University of North Texas.

- Program Note from Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble concert program, 1 February 2022

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Tamey Anglley, conductor) - 1 February 2022
University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble – 13 November 2018 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Cabasa! (2019)
Head Talk (1987/1996)
IE2 (2018)
Marimba Concerto for Wind Ensemble (2022)
My Friend Sriji (arr. Chapman)
One-Eyed Jacks (1996)
A Promise for Emily
Przebudzenie (2016/2017)
Stubernic Fantasy (2012)
The Surface of Life

Resources

Ford, M. (2019). Cabasa!!: A Dance for Five Cabasas [score]. Musicon Publications: [Texas].
Mark Ford website Accessed 1 February 2022