Rex

Adam Groh

General Info

Year of Published: 2020
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: c.
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Kick Drum & Tom Tom (Low) & Snare Drum & Bongos & Ribbon Crasher & Brake Drum & China Cymbal

Program Notes

Mini-Me takes its inspiration, and name, from two primary sources. The first is the close connection that percussionists have with the great minimalist composers and works, many of which feature percussion instruments prominently (This also provided the “mini” part of the title.) I thought it would be important from a pedagogical perspective to have a piece for students to encounter the minimalist aesthetic early in their multiple percussion studies. Becoming familiar with working through a musical “process” and getting comfortable with a composition that is highly repetitive are important skills for percussionists to adopt, and they will be important tools throughout their careers.

As one would expect with a minimalist piece, Mini-Me makes use of limited musical material that is put through a simple process to generate a larger work. The source of the musical material ties back to the name of the work. As a parent, much of my life is centered around my children. I used their names to generate the rhythmic and pitch material for this piece. Not only do they bear a strong resemblance to my wife and I, but they also have adopted phrases, personality traits, and all sorts of other habits from us. They are our “mini-mes.”

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

Hawthorn
Metatation
Mini-Me
Rex
Thunder Tumbler

Ensemble Works

Confluence - 3 Players
Picidae - 6 Players