Aysmmetrical (Digital Copy)

Performance Notes

 Asymmetrical is a medium-tempo duet for two snare drums.  This piece is best suited for high school level percussionists.  Rhythmically, Asymmetrical consists of 16^th, 1/8^th, ¼, ½, and whole notes and rests; ¼ and 1/8^th note triplets.  Rolls should be felt as 16^th notes.  Therefore, a roll on an 1/8^th note will be a 5-stroke, a roll on a ¼ note will be a 9-stroke and a roll on a ½ note will be a 17-stroke. 

 Asymmetrical is introduced with trade-offs, in f, between the two snares.  This continues through measure 9 with various dynamic levels being introduced.  Snares are in unison leading into measure 17.  Unison continues to measure 24 with intermittent trade-offs starting at measure 24.  At measure 30, players take turns with one player performing a feature part and the other accompanying with a roll.  Snares return to unison, from measures 42 through 46, as a segue.  Starting at measure 46, the introduction is re-stated.  This time, however, the parts are switched.  Snare 2 plays what snare 1 played and vice versa.  A short unison passage ends the piece.

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