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Rick Dior’s Heavy Metals is a fun, exciting percussion ensemble filled with clanging groove! Taking its title from the various all-metal instrumentation, this piece requires not only a large array of unique instruments and objects, but a deep sense of groove across the ensemble. Dior recommends that the piece be performed in a theatrical and over-the-top manner with lots of body movement from the performers. He also recommends that performers should feel free to improvise on any metal objects nearby including music stands, cymbal stands, or stage rigging. Because Heavy Metals is scored for such specialized instruments, several instrument substitutions are listed in the piece and according to Mr. Dior, the piece “can be customized with any metal items available.”
*For the thundersheet kick drum effect, the pedal should have a very hard wood or phenolic beater. The suspended thundersheet should have a kick drum impact pad on it for maximum punch.
Rick Dior’s Heavy Metals is a fun, exciting percussion ensemble filled with clanging groove! Taking its title from the various all-metal instrumentation, this piece requires not only a large array of unique instruments and objects, but a deep sense of groove across the ensemble. Dior recommends that the piece be performed in a theatrical and over-the-top manner with lots of body movement from the performers. He also recommends that performers should feel free to improvise on any metal objects nearby including music stands, cymbal stands, or stage rigging. Because Heavy Metals is scored for such specialized instruments, several instrument substitutions are listed in the piece and according to Mr. Dior, the piece “can be customized with any metal items available.”
*For the thundersheet kick drum effect, the pedal should have a very hard wood or phenolic beater. The suspended thundersheet should have a kick drum impact pad on it for maximum punch.
