The Gem Bay
General Info
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:45
Cost: $45.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Xylophone
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Marimba 1
Player 4: Marimba 2
Player 5: Marimba 3
Player 6: Marimba 4
Player 7: Djembe
Player 8: Congas
Player 9: Timbales
Player 10: Shaker
Player 11: Drumset
Player 12: Bass Guitar
Optional Players
Player 13: Trumpet
Player 14: Trombone
Player 15: Steel Drums (Lead)
Player 16: Steel Drums (Double Second)
Player 17: Steel Drums (Double Tenor)
Player 18: Steel Drums (Cellos)
Player 19: Steel Drums (Bass)
Player 20: Vocal
Performance Notes
The concept of this piece is a play on the word “Djembe”. As the story goes, a man sets out on a boat to find a precious stone “Gem”. He sees an island where he is sure that he would locate the Gem. He encounters a group of people dancing all around. And as he gets closer to dancers, he can hear this wonderful sound/groove and wonders what exactly it is. Much to his surprise, it was the sound of the “Djembe”. He shouts out “Listen to The Sound”. There is an optional “open” djembe solo prior to everyone coming in on the third bar. The actual djembe solo is 16 bars in length, but it could be longer depending on the conductor/performer. A solo on a pan/ marimba / vibraphone can be added after the djembe solo as an additional option. They can improvise over the I, IV, V7, IV progression, cued back to letter E and play to the end.
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