Blazin' (Digital Copy)

Blazin is a military-style cadence. Although there are 1st and 2nd endings to navigate, this piece is limited to quarter and grouped eighth notes and quarter and whole rests. Half rests are represented by 2 quarter rests for ease of reading. Blazin is written in “fast 4” but can easily be conducted, even felt, in cut-time. Most of it is performed in unison (excluding the bass drum) at the comfortable mezzo forte level. The bass drum part has a few dynamic changes. Snare drum parts have equal solo opportunities, beginning at measure 33. Two-bar rhythms are exchanged first, followed by a single bar. Beginning at measure 49, the sonic complexion completely changes: snare drums parts are performed mostly on the rims. Though it rhythmically tones-down to strictly quarter notes, it will prove to be an attention-getter.

 

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