Five More Minutes (2018)

percussion duet

Five More Minutes starts out with a mellow groove, but very soon the theme interrupts with a desire to be heard. Quickly the groove takes over again, and we are given a quick respite as the tambourines come in with their interlocking rhythms. Eventually, we move back to the drums, but now with sticks as the players weave in and out of each other’s textures slowly growing until finally the theme blasts through again demanding to be heard. Now, finally in unison, the two players drive forward to the bombastic conclusion.

Instrumentation

• 2 upright kick drums

• 4 toms

• 2 sets of bongos

• 2 suspended cymbals

• 2 tambourines

• brushes

• hot-rods