Drums of Daruma

William Himes

General Info

Year: 2003
Duration: c. 3:25
Difficulty: I-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $45.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornets/Trumpets I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Rehearsal Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Bongos
Crash Cymbals
Finger Cymbals
Gong (large)
Shakers
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tom-Tom (low)
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Using cymbals, gong and other Japanese percussion, Drums of Daruma is a compelling cross-cultural work. Set at a brisk march tempo, it is particularly interesting in its imitation of the famed Japanese taeko drumming.

- Program Note adapted from publisher

Commissioned for the American School in Japan in commemoration of its 100th anniversary, 1902-2022, Kerry Nichols and Ed Staples, band directors.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: Grisham Middle School Honors Band (Betty Bierschenk-Pierce, conductor) – 2003

State Ratings

Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP III

Performances

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Thinalia Municipal Philharmonic (Corfu, Greece) (Charalambos A. Makris, conductor) - 2013
Grisham Middle School (Austin, Tx.) Honors Band (Betty Bierschenk-Pierce, conductor) – 18 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic)

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