Truth or Consequence
for percussion ensemble
Percussion Ensemble - Sheet Music

Percussion Ensemble - Med-Advanced

SKU: TA.TSPCE17-020

For percussion ensemble. Composed by Jim Casella. Percussion Ensembles. Folio & Parts on CD-ROM. Tapspace Publications #TSPCE17-020. Published by Tapspace Publications (TA.TSPCE17-020).

Jim Casella's work Truth or Consequence was written during the convergence of 2016 and 2017. As Casella states, As I write this, it is a time where facts are selective and manipulated in ways to calibrate media coverage for political gain. As a result, the concept of truth has been endangered to the point where personal opinion can be passed off as fact however false it may be. This frightens me, and I fear the consequences the world will face as a result.

The work is an abstract expression of darkness, tension, surprise, power, and anger. Full of action, colorful vocal effects, and recurring syncopation it has a cinematic quality that doesn't relent and is sure to engage intermediate percussion students as well as audiences.

This piece comes as a professionally printed and bound score and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or for tablet viewing.

Glockenspiel/ Chimes/ Xylophone/ 2 vibraphones/ 3 marimbas--(2) low A, (1) low C*/ 4 timpani/ Piano (or electric keyboard)/ Drums (snare drum, 4 concert toms, field drum, bongos, bass drum)/ Cymbals & gongs (suspended cymbal, sizzle cymbal, china cymbal, hi-hat, ride cymbal, splash cymbal, pair of crash cymbals, tam-tam)/ Accessories (guiro, ratchet, thunder sheet, propane tank, sleigh bells, ribbon crasher, 2 cowbells, claves, tambourine, triangle (with optional water bin for pitch bend), small shaker, temple blocks, mark tree, ocean drum, vibraslap, slapstick vibra tone)/ *Adaptable to a low A.