Downfall

John R. Beck

Subtitle: A Rudimental Fantasy for Three Snare Drums, Bass Drum & Optional Tom Toms

General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HoneyRock Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $18.95

Instrumentation

Full Score
Percussion (4-5 players), including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drums (3)
Tom-toms (2)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Scored for four or five players, this ensemble is a rudimental fantasy which utilizes themes from three traditional snare drum compositions: Three Camps; The Downfall of Paris and Connecticut Halftime, with a nod to Steve Gadd’s performance of Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover!

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Texas: Percussion Ensemble Class 2

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Appalachian State University (Boone, N.C.) Symphony Band Percussion Quartet - 6 October 2020
Garland (Tx.) High School Chamber Percussion - 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Downfall (2001)

Resources

Beck, J. (2001). Downfall : A Rudimental Fantasy for Three Snare Drums, Bass Drum & Optional Tom Toms [score]. HoneyRock: Everett, Penn.
Perusal score