1st Place Winner - Keystone Percussion Composition Contest 2006

Now we've really done it! Now, some of the world's greatest snare drummers have come together to bring you inside their warped minds. Tapspace is proud to offer you the world's most jam-packed, advanced rudimental snare solos! What's more is that much of these solos were actually performed in DCI and PASIC solo competitions throughout the years, all being top-ranked and pushing the boundaries of what is possible with a couple of sticks on kevlar! If you think you can hang, see what these pro's can dish up in Violent Ice Cream!

This book is saddle-stitch bound, and features a full-color glossy cover, and more notes than you'll know what to do with!

Here's what you get:

• "TRAIN WRECK" by NICK ANGELIS (1992 DCI Snare Drum Champion)
• "BOLERO FOR ED" by CHIP WEBSTER (SCV Percussion Instructor in 1998 and 1999.)
• "THREE" by MIKE McINTOSH (1991 PASIC Snare Drum Champion)
• "RODENT TOMFOOLERY (Trixus Maximus)"by TYLER DEMPSEY (1996 PASIC Snare Drum Champion)
• "TRIBUTE" by JEFF QUEEN (2-time PASIC Snare Drum Champion from 1994-95 and 2-time DCI Snare Drum Champion from 1994-95)

Saggio per Uno for Snare Drum - 4 Min.; 3 P. Rudimental Solo with Backsticking, Stick Shot, Stick Click, etc., advanced

Sophisticated composition for solo snare with the same content as in the Saggio per Due, highly recommended.

Title: a piece for Snare Drum
Composer: Søren Monrad
Instrument: Snare drum
Genre: percussion
Year of publication: 2007
Preview: PDF
Listen: MP3
Duration:2:30 min

Reviews:

Jan Williams, prof. Emeritus, University at Buffalo Music Department:

"Søren Monrad's a piece for Snare Drum is rudimental in style but not "traditional" as a composition. It is both challenging and musical, requiring a well developed technique over a wide dynamic range. Well performed, this short etude will clearly demonstrate a performer's technique and musicality".

About the composer:

Søren Monrad was classically trained at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music. In 1978 he became a percussionist with the Royal Danish Orchestra and in 1982 he won the chair as solo timpanist in the same orchestra. At the same time, he also held down jobs with the Collegium Musicum, Royal Danish Brass and others. Add to that a comprehensive international career as a solo percussionist, playing with among others the Royal Danish Orchestra and the Odense Symphony Orchestra.

He has also performed on several CD’s with the above mentioned ensembles on which composers such as Bartok, Crumb, Varese, Koppel and others are represented. Since 1985 he has been a lecturer at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense, Denmark.

Two Explorations for Snare Drum Solo - 6'20 Min.; 2 Movemente: Roll Exploration, Flam & Drag Exploration; advanced

Video

Pieza en dos movimientos, en los que cada uno hace una exploración en cuanto a nivel técnico, sonoro/timbrico y tipos de escrituras. Uno de ellos, esta enfocado a las características y exploración  del redoble y el otro en las características y exploración de los distintos tipos de mordentes. También se incluye en esta pieza cambios de compases, modulaciones métricas  y sobre todo musicalidad, mostrando así que estas piezas pueden usarse tanto a nivel de estudios de mejora, como piezas de concierto o recital. 

La duración de la pieza en movimientos separados y/o completa es:

-roll exploration: 3' 05" aprox.

-flam & drag exploration: 3'07" aprox.

Duración total: 6'20 aprox.

The Final Round for Snare Drum - 9 Min.; 2nd place winner PAS ITALY Composition Contest 2015; auch mit Rim Shot, Stick Shot, Stick against Stick, etc., advanced

Video

In this challenging solo, several different contrasts in timbre are achieved by using the normal playing area as well as the rim area, the addition of "rim shots" and "stick shots" for aural punctuation, and the pitch bends, via changing the pressures on the drum head (Glissando), all contributing to make this an very interesting piece for study and performance.

In addition, the use of a wide range of dynamic levels in conjunction with numerous metric changes, and varied tempi, help set-up distinct "sectional" contrasts as well. 

The inclusion of a Cadenza section, with it's various suggestions for dynamics, rhythms and the varied use of buzz strokes and glissando - could really be "opened up" by a creative performer.

Overall this is a challenging solo for the player - yet is varied and interesting enough to hold a listener's attention as well - with the aural contrasts (sections) easily discernable.  This would make a great recital work for intermediate to advanced level performers.(ca. 8' 46")