INDIAN SONG SUITE composition for 8 percussionists. Looking for sounds of the American Indian world. Divided into three musical moments, it begins with a meditative atmosphere dedicated to the thunder god, in the central part there is a love song of a young Indian woman and as a final we find the war dance.
1¡ Approach of the thunder god
2¡ Inketunga's thunder song
3¡ Thunder god and the raimbow
4¡ Indian Idyl- War dance
Medium level Grade 5
intruments:
1 - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, neck bottle or flute pan, cymbal sizzle, rain stick,
susp cymbal, chains.
2 - Xilophone, spring drum.
3- 4 - Marimba two player.
5 - Timpani, susp cymbal.
6 - Gong, rattles, bongos, Hit-Hat, small triangle.
7 - Bass drum, indian drum, two toms.
8 - Glass wind chimes, claves, flute bird, woodblock, snare drum and bass pedal.