Spring Street Strut

Moore, Matt

Medium Concert Percussion Ensemble + Optional Trombone

8 + 1 Players

Spring Street Strut is a love-letter to the sounds of New Orleans streets. Sitting somewhere between traditional jazz, dixieland, and ragtime, the piece attempts to bring these classic sounds to a concert percussion ensemble setting. Chord symbols are given in sections particularly suited to improvisation, including the optional addition of trombone toward the end of the piece!

Instrumentation:

Xylophone, Medium Bucket
Vibraphone, Low Tin Can
Marimba 1 [4-octave], High Tin Can
Marimba 2 [4.3-octave], Low Bucket
Timpani [4 drums]
Snare Drum
Marching Bass Drum, Medium Tin Can
Washboard
Trombone [optional]

Performance Notes
Music in the original New Orleans style is almost entirely improvisational. While the solos and accompanying lines composed for this piece should do in a pinch, I encourage performers to explore “outside the ink” and find your own voice. Chord symbols are given in sections particularly suited to improvisation.