This piece is part of our collection of irish pieces. The downfall of paris is a traditional fife and drum tune. Snare drum solo sheet music book by american traditional. A collection of traditional drum solos and newer solos written by john pratt, william schinstine, and james moore. Tempo should be based on the standard march tempo of quarter note 120. Midamerica music festival percussion test list 20182020.
Downfall of paris, guy gauthreaux, six classic snare drum. Played this my freshman year of college in a massdrummer setting. The new downfall by charley wilcoxon snare drum solo. The solo snare drummer by john pratt, william schinstine. Still a lot of solid, fundamental aspects to be mastered. Understanding how towards enjoy all 40 drum rudiments will open up your drumming up towards massive improvement as nicely as combat and fill options that your self in no way thought.
Top instrumental percussion percussion unaccompanied snare drum 10610232 downfall of paris and connecticut halftime 10610232 downfall of paris and connecticut halftime by traditional, folk songs composer. Uncg percussion auditions fall 2019 repertoire list i. Jun 20, 2011 thats right, served up with a side of shame. Perform open to closed rudiments demonstrating the dynamic equivalent of pp to ff and back.
Boston lyric opera orchestra percussion substitute list audition operatic and orchestral excerpts. Three camps, the downfall of paris and connecticut halftime, with a nod to steve gadds performance of fifty ways to leave your lover. Marching snare technique guide and exercise packet implement grip a great quality of sound and approach to the drum begins with the grip of the stick. John wooton, one of the worlds most respected rudimental drummers and educators, discusses and performs the most popular rudimental drum solo of all time, the downfall of paris. The snare drum is the most important drum in your set.
Midamerica music festival percussion test list 20182020 note. In order to produce a full, resonant tone from the drum, it is important that your hands maintain a relaxed grip around the stick at all times and allow the stick to resonate in your hand. This is my free snare drum sheet music for downfall of paris and rudiment breakdown of this epic and iconic piece of music. Burns moore of the morris drum corps, whom was given 3rd prize for individual snare drumming, was particularly incensed, and said he would never beat a drum again. The new downfall by charley wilcoxon is a classic rudimental snare drum solo.
Scored for 45 players, this ensemble is a rudimental fantasy which utilizes themes from three traditional snare drum compositions. To view the music and practice the rudiments used in this solo, go to. I received bass drum training from nick attanasio in 1954 at his home in new york. According to carroll, the downfall of paris was known originally as sa ira. The snare drum has 2 heads, the top head is called the batter head and the bottom head is called the snare head. However, interpretation of the 7 and 15stroke rolls was inspired by norwegian folk drumming, and the two accents of the single paradiddle was. Free sheet music batterie snare drum by the most likes by the most well noted by the most commented by new releases by the most downloaded by the most listened by the most listened human original instrumentation first by works titles by composers by oldest additions with video first level. Three camps, downfall of paris, and connecticut halftime. Dedicated to fred albright, this solo is a take on the most influential rudimental drum part ever written, downfall of paris. There are many ways it can be interpreted but i recorded it for this video on a slingerland tdr as a straight ahead march, at a tempo.
Lots of cool effects and comes with percussion trio accompaniement drum set and two percussionists. Dec 29, 2012 the downfall of paris is a traditional fife and drum tune. Examples of appropriate repertoire for respective levels. This is marshall richardson great friend and old roommate from unt and i late in the evening of fathers day 2011. Colgrass, michael six unaccompanied solos for snare drum schirmer. The downfall of paris played on a slingerland tdr snare drum. Dec 17, 20 downfall of paris classic snare drum solo. Rudimental drumming in america from the revolutionary war to the present a monograph submitted to the graduate faculty of th louisiana state university agricultural and mechanical college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of musical arts in the school of music by eric alan chandler b. Sidney basney, lead drummer for the bolton drum corps in the late 1890s and 1900s, was a. Bonus material includes many traditional drumming standards, such as the downfall of paris, the general, hell on the wabash, the three camps, and the connecticut halftime. The iowa state university percussion ensemble under the direction of matthew coley performed an arrangement by coley with the isu flute studio sonja giles, director of downfall of paris in.
Burns moore took out a newspaper ad challenging basney and gerrish to a drumoff. Bossa nova, samba, calypso, swing, blues, bebop, funk, rock, country two beat, hiphop, salsa, mambo, songo, chacha, afrocuban 68 nanigo or bembe. Ludwig musicdownfall of parisconnecticut halftimesd. Demonstrate selections from the following drum styles performing with concert band, jazz band, popular music e nsemble, andor 36 piece combo. Shop and buy connecticut halftime and downfall of paris 2 solos together sheet music. The bottom head has wire or cable strands stretched across it which give it the crisp and distinctive pop. In addition, there are four original pratt compositions that he performs as part of the spirit of 1776 rope tension snare and bass drum duets with ben hans. Connecticut halftime and downfall of paris 2 solos together. Class g shorty schinstine little champ first year solos southern.
Frank arsenault played rudimental snare drum in the field of competitive drum and. This version of downfall of paris was from the moeller book. Downfall of paris the theme code index 1114 2224 also known as. Operatic and orchestral excerpts boston lyric opera. This is the icon for utms microsoft office 365 user portal. Frank arsenault may 21, 1919 december 26, 1974 was an internationally known american. However, interpretation of the 7 and 15stroke rolls was inspired by norwegian folk drumming, a. This solo is one of several from the back of volume 3. A history of rudimental drumming in america from the.
I made two trips to dram with four others driving all night and arriving at 6am. This is an intermediate rudimentalorchestrallatin snare drum solo that i wrote for my daughter, olivia. Jul 18, 2019 downfall of paris the click on the tune title to see or modify downfall of paris thes annotations. Downfall of paris drum sheet music nicks drum lessons. Be first to get the inside scoop, specials, and more. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided. Snare drum pennsylvania music educators association.
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