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49er Spirit! by Gary P. Gilroy
49er SPIRIT! was composed for young musicians in their first years on their musical instruments. It is a salute to the many who came to the great Sierra Nevada mountain range in California in the mid-1800s to seek their fortune in gold. Features small percussion breaks. Melody is shared with most members of the Wind section. Contrasting legato and articulated sections.
Grade Level:
Duration:
Tempo(s):
Time Signature(s):
1.5
2:00
120 BPM
4/4
Percussion Instrumentation:
Bells, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, 2 Wood blocks, Brake drum, Ride Cymbal
Recommended Pieces
49er Spirit! by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Bells, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, 2 Wood blocks, Brake drum, Ride Cymbal
Grade Level
1.5
Duration
2:00
Tempo (BPM)
120
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Arise and Soar by George Edwin Smith
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Field Drum, Snare Drum, Woodblock, Hi-hat, Triangle, Bass drum, Claves, Vibraslap, Chinaboy Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Chimes, Xylophone, Gong, Vibraphone
Grade Level
4
Duration
3:23
Tempo (BPM)
68, 120, 146
Time Signature(s)
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4
Baile De Tarde Feliz (Happy Afternoon Dance) by Walt Lovell
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Bells, Vibraphone, Marimba, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Castanets, Crash Cymbals, Guiro, Roto-toms
Grade Level
3
Duration
2:45
Tempo (BPM)
72, 132
Time Signature(s)
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4
Burnin' Hot! by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Woodblock, Low Tom, Brake drum (or Cowbell), Bells (optional), Vibraphone (optional)
Grade Level
1
Duration
2:01
Tempo (BPM)
132
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Call of the Wild by Shaun Salem
Percussion Instrumentation: Chimes, Bells, Xylophone, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle, Crash Cymbal, Concert Toms, Suspended Cymbal, Gong, Wind Chimes, Bongos, Shaker, Cabasa
Grade Level
2
Duration
2:05
Tempo (BPM)
108, 128
Time Signature(s)
4/4
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Centennial Tribute by John Bliss
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum, Chimes, Bells, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba, Crotales, Piano, Harp
Grade Level
5
Duration
1:10
Tempo (BPM)
160
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Circe's Curse by John Mehan
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Gong, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Bell Tree, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Xylophone, Wind Chimes, Bells, Xylophone, Piano, Marimba, Vibraphone
Grade Level
5
Duration
4:20
Tempo (BPM)
60, 68, 75, 165
Time Signature(s)
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/4, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8
Cool Joe by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Chimes, Xylophone, Bells, Marimba, Ride Cymbal, Vibraslap, Bongos, Triangle, Floor Tom, Hi-Hat, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Ocean Drum, Claves, Wind Chimes
Grade Level
4
Duration
3:30
Tempo (BPM)
156
Time Signature(s)
4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 5/4, 9/8
Every Night When the Sun Goes In by David Bobrowitz
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Bells, Snare Drum, Tom-Toms, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal
Grade Level
2
Duration
2:32
Tempo (BPM)
100, 124
Time Signature(s)
4/4, Swing Style
Exaltation Fanfare by Curtis J. Melton
Percussion Instrumentation: Bells, Chimes, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle, Tam- Tam, Suspended Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Crash Cymbals
Grade Level
3
Duration
2:13
Tempo (BPM)
144
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Fantastical Journey by John Mehan
Percussion Instrumentation: Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Jam Block, Slap- Stick, Wind Chimes, Djembe, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Crash Cymbals, Bells, Xylophone, Vibraphone
Grade Level
3
Duration
3:10
Tempo (BPM)
102, 112, 150
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Freeflight of the Falcon by George Edwin Smith
Percussion Instrumentation: Snare Drum, Marching Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals, Bells, Xylophone
Grade Level
3
Duration
2:15
Tempo (BPM)
112
Time Signature(s)
2/4
From the Mountaintops by Christopher Tootle
Percussion Instrumentation: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Bells, Xylophone
Grade Level
3.5
Duration
2:10
Tempo (BPM)
100
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Gods of the Colosseum by Shaun Salem
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tenor Drum, Tambourine, Wind Chimes, Shaker, Claves, Triangle, Sleigh Bells, Xylophone, Marimba, Chimes
Grade Level
2.5
Duration
3:11
Tempo (BPM)
160
Time Signature(s)
4/4
High Regard by Steve G. Martin
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Xylophone, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbal, Gong
Grade Level
4.5
Duration
4:40
Tempo (BPM)
144, 80
Time Signature(s)
4/4, 3/4
Jam On! by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Ride Cymbal, Splash Cymbal, Cowbell, Snare Drum, Jam Block, Low Tom, High Tom, Suspended Cymbal, Balls, Xylophone
Grade Level
2
Duration
2:07
Tempo (BPM)
144
Time Signature(s)
4/4
March of the Carousel Horses by David Bobrowitz
Percussion Instrumentation: Bells, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle, Crash Cymbal
Grade Level
2
Duration
2:13
Tempo (BPM)
144
Time Signature(s)
4/4
March of the Jun Bugs by Mike Schofield
Percussion Instrumentation: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Triangle, Claves, Whistle, Vibraslap
Grade Level
1
Duration
1:26
Tempo (BPM)
120
Time Signature(s)
4/4
MegaForce! by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Woodblock, sleigh bells, Ride Cymbal, Snare Drum, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum, Triangle, Low Tom, Woodblock, Vibraphone
Grade Level
1
Duration
1:47
Tempo (BPM)
144
Time Signature(s)
4/4
North Wind by Kurtis J. Bertauche
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Crash Cymbals, Xylophone
Grade Level
2.5
Duration
2:16
Tempo (BPM)
72, 160
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Passage by Night by Mike Schofield
Percussion Instrumentation: Marimba, Xylophone, Triangle, Concert Toms, Finger Cymbals, Woodblock, Gong, Tambourine
Grade Level
3
Duration
4:23
Tempo (BPM)
152, 120
Time Signature(s)
4/4
Small Messages by Kenneth Froelich
Percussion Instrumentation: Vibraphone, Bells, Xylophone, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals, Break Drum, Metal Trash Cans, Hi-Hat, Crotales
Grade Level
4
Duration
5:08
Tempo (BPM)
112, 80
Time Signature(s)
4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 5/4
The Phoenix by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Ride Cymbal, Splash Cymbal, Cowbell, Snare Drum, Jam Block, Low Tom, High Tom, Suspended Cymbal, Balls, Xylophone
Grade Level
2.5
Duration
1:58
Tempo (BPM)
160, 180
Time Signature(s)
4/4, 3/4
Visionary by Kenneth Froelich
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glock, Bass Drum
Grade Level
5
Duration
3:30
Tempo (BPM)
180
Time Signature(s)
3/4
Westward Trek by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Ride Cymbal, Splash Cymbal, Cowbell, Snare Drum, Jam Block, Low Tom, High Tom, Suspended Cymbal, Balls, Xylophone
Grade Level
2.5
Duration
3:59
Tempo (BPM)
144
Time Signature(s)
4/4, 3/4, 2/4
Wild! by Kurtis J. Bertauche
Percussion Instrumentation: Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Slapstick, Suspended Cymbals, Bells, Vibraphone
Grade Level
1
Duration
2:10
Tempo (BPM)
140
Time Signature(s)
4/4, 3/4
Wildfire! by Gary P. Gilroy
Percussion Instrumentation: Snare Drum, Triangle, Floor Tom, Claves, Triangle, Splash Cymbal, Cowbell, Tambourine, Wind Chimes, Bells (or piano)
Grade Level
1.5
Duration
1:51
Tempo (BPM)
148
Time Signature(s)
4/4