Encore in Jazz

Vic Firth

Subtitle: Percussion Septet

General Info

Year: 1964
Duration: c. 4:40
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $18.99

Instrumentation

Full Score
Timpani
Percussion I-VI (6 players), including:

Bongos
Conga
Cowbell
Drumset
Indian Drum
Marimba
Military Drum
Snare Drums (2)
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Here is a tried-and-true old-school classic. Scored for seven players, Encore in Jazz has catchy melodies, a smooth swing feel with sets and kicks in all the right places, and solo sections that give the opportunity to showcase lead players.

- Program Note from publisher

Designed for the conservatory and advanced high school percussion group, Encore in Jazz is written in the jazz idiom using a set of dance drums as well as vibraphone and marimba. It is divided into two main sections; the first is a medium riff tempo, the second is an up-tempo two-beat section. At one point in the piece there is a "battle of drums" between the dance drummer and the rest of the ensemble.

- Program Note adapted from the Percussive Arts Society Staff, December 1965

Media

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State Ratings

Indiana: 113 - LARGE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES
Ohio: 651 - PERCUSSION ENS A
Texas: Percussion Ensemble Class 2
Wisconsin: Event 5918 Misc Percussion Ensemble Class A

Performances

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Blowsoc Percussion Ensemble (Nottingham, England) – 16 December 2016
Elizabethtown (Penn.) College Percussion Ensemble – 2 December 2012

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Encore in Jazz, Percussion TEK Accessed 29 March 2021
Firth, V. (1964). Encore in Jazz: Percussion Septet [score]. C. Fischer: New York.