Eastern Oriental Express for Percussion Quartet - ca. 6 Min.; mittel bis schwer; mit Improvisationsteilen; 4 WBl., 2 Cowb., 2 Tam-Tams, 2 Timbales, 4 Roto-Toms, Drumset.

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The Eastern Oriental Express goes from Bangkok to Singapore. This composition depicts some of the fantastic impressions you might get while traveling with the luxury train through the Caoutchouc Plantations of Malaysia, the terrace-shaped farms of Thailand, or some other beautiful landscapes of Southeast Asia.

Instrumentation
Percussion 1 (4 wood blocks, 2 cowbells, tam-tam)
Percussion 2 (2 timbales, tam-tam)
Percussion 3 (4 roto-toms, spokes of toms or timpani bowls, crash cymbal)
Percussion 4 (drum set)