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Jim Casella

Stormbreakfor percussion octet

(and optional wind ensemble)

Stormbreak by Jim Casella© 2009 Tapspace Publications, LLC (ASCAP), Portland, Oregon.

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TSPCE-33

NotesStormbreak was written to be a sort of sequel to Technology - another moderately simple percussion ensemble for eight players. When I first wrote Technology, I had no intentions of publishing it, nor did I expect it would eventually become as popular as it has. Stormbreak opens with a collection of natural effect sounds the ocean drum, swirling shakers, and rainstick. As these die out, the storm breaks and a rhythmic “tip of the hat,” to Technology kicks in on the rim of the snare drum.

As rhythmic elements layer in, the motive of Stormbreak becomes clear and will continue to make itself known throughout the piece. Utilizing frequent repeats in most parts, it offers a great way for young, intermediate players to become more comfortable with the concept of “grooving” in their own part while placing that groove within the mix of their fellow groove-playing compadres. This is a more challenging skill for younger players to latch onto since they can often get wrapped up in reading the notes on the page, just trying to play parts correctly. My hope is that once players are comfortable with their own parts, they can “branch out” from the printed page a bit, and focus their attention more on hearing how their parts mingle with others. If all players can do this, the various syncopated elements of the piece will come together nicely to form a solid groove and, most likely, a catchy showpiece that audiences will love.

Stormbreak was written for the Lanier Middle School percussion ensemble and symphonic band under the direction of Hunter McRae. It premiered to a large audience at the University of Georgia Middle School Festival in 2007 where it received a roaring response. This piece can stand alone as a percussion octet, but it’s also written with the option of being played by a full wind ensemble. During wind ensemble concerts, the percussion section can sometimes be relegated to the back, not always participating as much as wind players. So this option acts as something of a percussion ensemble “feature”to be programmed into wind ensemble concerts.

If chosing to perform this as a wind ensemble piece, there are a variety of effect elements that wind players are called upon to perform. For starters, the opening “storm” can be performed by as many players in the ensemble as you’d like by distributing ocean drums, egg shakers, and rainsticks throughout the ensemble. If you don’t have an abundance of ocean drums, you might consider fabricating some using two large drumheads with some buckshot inside, then sealing them together with some tape. Use as many rainsticks as you can get your hands on. Perhaps using some subtle wind chimes can help set the mood. These sounds can even begin long before the piece starts while the percussionists are finalizing their setup.

At various points, wind players are asked to make “clicking” sounds by tapping on the keys of their instruments. At the start of the piece, these sounds should simulate the random pitter-patter of rain falling. The more random, the better. Since this is a subtle effect, experiment with instruments to find techniques that produce the most sound. Tapping valves and keys can create an interesting texture if done by several people. You may even try lightly tapping on the bells of the larger brass instruments with fingernails. Be creative! Later in the piece (rehearsal F), the tapping comes back, but this time it is to be performed rhythmically to accompany the percussion solos. This is followed by some call-and-response between hand claps and foot stomps. Again, strive to create the most sound possible for the greatest effect.

This folio actually contains two scores. The first is the full score for winds and percussion. At the conclusion of that is a percussion score with wind staves omitted. The percussion parts are identical in both scores. Only the formatting is different.

-Jim Casella

Instrument/Parts list Stormbreak can be performed as a percussion octet, or optionally as a percussion feature with wind ensemble.

The percussion ensemble requires the following instruments.

If performing Stormbreak with a wind ensemble, the following parts are included. Please note, there is only one part per instrument, but some contain divisi parts which should be divided within sections accordingly. Also, if an ensemble doesn’t have certain instrumentation (such as the contrabass clarinet or basson), it won’t harm the effect of the piece to leave them out.

Player 1 - glockenspiel, bongos

Player 2 - xylophone, congas

Player 3 - chimes, rainstick, vibra slap, suspended cymbal, mounted finger cymbal, woodblock

Player 4 - timpani (plus cymbal for opening effect)

Player 5 - snare drum, brake drum

Player 6 - 4 concert toms, hihat, ocean drum, cowbell

Player 7 - tambourine, triangle, shaker, splash cymbal, china cymbal

Player 8 - bass drum (with towel attached for quick changes from muffled to unmuffled)

fluteoboe

clarinet (Bb)bass clarinet (Bb)

contrabass clarinet (Eb)bassoon

alto saxaphonetenor saxaphone

baritone saxaphonetrumpet (Bb)

french horn (F)trombonebaritone

tuba

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet in Bb

Bass Clarinetin Bb

ContrabassClarinet in Eb

Bassoon

Alto Saxophone

Tenor Saxophone

Baritone Saxophone

Trumpet in Bb

Horn in F

Trombone

Baritone

Tuba

Glockenspiel

Xylophone

Chimes

Timpani

Snare Drum

Hi HatConcert Toms

Percussion

Bass Drum

mp pp

Mysterious q = 120 DrivingA

mp pp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

p


p

p fade out...

mp

p

mp

w/staccato malletp

Rainfall/clicking effects may begin prior to official "start time" of the piece, perhaps even whilepercussionists are finishing preparing setup.

random clicking sounds bytapping keys of instrument

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

rainsticks

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)


(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

ocean drum swirling

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)


(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)


(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)


(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)


(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

random clicking sounds bytapping keys of instrumentor fingernails agains bell

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

random clicking sounds bytapping fingernails against bell

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)


(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

swirling egg shakers

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

random clicking sounds by tappingfingernails against main tube

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

random clicking sounds by tappingfingernails against main tube

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

med soft plastic mallets

rainstick

upside down cymbal on timp head.Random glisses w/pedal.

RH on rim

LHcross stick

(2)

(4)

(2)

ocean drum

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

shaker

(2)

(4)

(2)

diamond noteheads = towel draped over batter head for short, muffled sound

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Stormbreakfor percussion ensemble and winds Jim Casella

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TSPCE-33

Stormbreak (winds and percussion) - Casella

Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

p

B13

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

mp

B

mf

fade out... mf

mp

mp

mp

mp

vibra slap

med. mallets

(4)

(2)

R.S.

HH w/sticks

upper notes = shoulderlower notes = tip of stick

(4)

(6)

(8)

3

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

20

(2)

(4)

(6)

(2)

(4)

(6)

(2)

(4)

(6)

sus cym

R.S.

(2)

(4)

(6)

4

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f ff

C27

f ff

fff

f ff

f ff

f ff

f ff

f ff

f ff

fff

f ff

f ff

f ff

f ff

f ff

C

f fp ff dim.

f mp

f fp ff

f fp ff mp

f p ff

f mp

f ff

mute chokes l.v.

4 toms w/sticks

splash cym china cym

tambourine w/fingers(position on knee for short sound)

unmuffled

5

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

D33

f

D

mp

mp

mf

p mp

mp

chimes

(2)

(4)

(6)

Hihatgradually open l.v.

(2)

(4)

(6)

(muffled)

(2)

(4)

(6)

6

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

mp

E40

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

f mf

E

f mf

f mp

f mp

f mp

f mp

mp

f mp

sim. as before R.S.

(2)

(4)

4 toms w/sticks HH

triangle

(2)

(4)

(2)

(4)

7

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f

46

f

f

f

mp f

f

mp f

mp f

f

mp f

mp f

mp f

mp f

mp f

fff

fff

f

fff

fff

fff

fff

(2)

(6)

(2)

(6)

(6)

(2)

8

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

(Snare Solo)(Toms Solo)F G52

f

(Snare Solo)(Toms Solo)F G

f

f p

mf

f

p f

mp

mp

Rhythmic clicking sounds bytapping keys of instrument

(2)

(4)

(6)

rainsticks


(2)

(4)

(6)

random ocean drum swirls


(2)

(4)

(6)


(2)

(4)

(6)


(2)

(4)

(6)


(2)

(4)

(6)

Rhythmic clicking sounds bytapping keys of instrumentor fingernails agains bell

(2)

(4)

(6)

Rhythmic clicking sounds bytapping fingernails against bell

(2)

(4)

(6)


(2)

(4)

(6)

egg shakers

(2)

(4)

Rhythmic clicking sounds by tappingfingernails against main tube

(2)

(4)

(6)

Rhythmic clicking sounds by tappingfingernails against main tube

(2)

(4)

(6)

bongos w/rattan shaft

(2)

(4)

(6)

congas w/rattan shaft

(2)

(4)

(6)

sus cym (crash)

mounted finger cymw/triangle beater

(2)

(4)

on bowl w/back of mallet

(2)

(4)

(6)

3 3 6

4 toms w/sticks

tambourine (as before)

(2)

(4)

(6)

(2)

(4)

9

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

(Timpani Solo)H59

(Timpani Solo)H

ff pedal E to F and back

pp

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

brake drum (dry, w/stick)

rims

3 3 6 3

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

10

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

mp

I66

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

ff f

I

ff f

fff

ff ff

ff ff f

ff ff

ff ff

ff

handclaps

handclaps

handclaps

handclaps

handclaps

handclaps

handclaps

handclaps

handclaps

footstomps

footstomps

footstomps

footstomps

footstomps

(2)

(4)

3

(2)

(4)

3

woodblock w/cord

(2)

(4)

3

(2)

3

snare drum

brake drum

snare drum

(2)

3 3

cowbell

HH

3

splash

3

3

11

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f mp

J74

f mp

f mp

f mf

fmp

f mf

f mp

f mp

f mf

f mp

f mp

f mp

f mp

f mp

ff fff f

J

ff fff f

ff mf

fff mf

ff ff fff mf

ff fff mf

ff mp

ff fff mf

(stomps align w/hihat)





(6)

(8)

glock

(6)

(8)

xylo

(6)

(8)

chimes

(4)

(6)

rim shots (2)

brake drum snare drum

(2)

tom HH (2)

china cym

triangle (2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

12

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

K82

f

f

f

f

f

f

K

mp

mp

mp f

f mf

p

mp

point bell at floor, then make arc motionover two bars to give 'doppler effect." sim.

point bell at floor, then make arc motion

over two bars to give 'doppler effect." sim.


point bell to side, then make sweeping motionover two bars to give 'doppler effect." sim.


sus cym w/sticks bell

(2)

(4)

(4)

(6)

(2)

(solo)

(4)

(6)

toms

HH

(4)

china cym

(4)

(6)

13

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

K82

f

f

f

f

f

f

K

mp

mp

mp f

f mf

p

mp


point bell at floor, then make arc motion

over two bars to give 'doppler effect." sim.




sus cym w/sticks bell

(2)

(4)

(4)

(6)

(2)

(solo)

(4)

(6)

toms

HH

(4)

china cym

(4)

(6)

Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

L90

f ff

L

f ff

f ff

fff

ff

f ff

f ff

f ff

sim. sim.

sim. sim.

sim. sim.

sim. sim.

sim. sim.

(2)

(4)

(2)

(4)

chimes

6

R.S.

(2)

6

(2)

toms

6

(2)

splash

14

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f

96

f

f

f

mp

f

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

6

6

6

china splash china w/stick (muffle on staccato)

15

TSPCE-33


Fl

Ob

Cla

BasCla

CBCla

Bsn

AltSax

TenSax

BarSax

Tpt

Hn

Tbn

Bar

Tba

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

ff ff

100

ff ff

ff ff

ff

ff

ff

ff ff

ffff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff fff

ff ff fff

ff fff

ff fff

ff fp ff

ff ff fff

ff

ff

bongos (w/bell mallets)

glock 6

congas (w/wylo mallets) xylo

gliss

.

6

vibra slap

chimes

6

6

splash (short) china (short) l.v.

On the next page, the score is repeated for percussion octet only without the optional wind parts to reduce the number of page turns.

Glockenspiel

Xylophone

Chimes

Timpani

Snare Drum

Hi HatConcert Toms

Percussion

Bass Drum

p


p

p fade out...

mp

p

mp

w/staccato malletp

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

12

fade out...

mp

med soft plastic mallets

rainstick

upside down cymbal on timp head.Random glisses w/pedal.

RH on rim

LHcross stick

(2)

(4)

ocean drum

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(10)

shaker

(2)

(4)

diamond noteheads = towel draped over batter head for short, muffled sound

(2)

(4)

(2)

R.S.

HH w/sticks

(2)

(4)

(6)

(8)

Stormbreakfor percussion octet

© 2009 Tapspace Publications LLC (ASCAP), Portland, Oregon. All rights reserved. International copyright secured.

Jim Casella

Level: Med-EasyApproximate playing time: 3’30”

2

TSPCE-33

Stormbreak (percussion only) - Casella

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

mp

B19

mf

mf

mp

mp

mp

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f ff

C25

f fp ff

f

f fp ff

f fp ff

f p ff

f

f ff

vibra slap

med. mallets

R.S.

upper notes = shoulderlower notes = tip of stick

(2)

(4)

(6)

sus cym mute chokes l.v.

4 toms w/sticks

splash cym china cym

unmuffled

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f

D31

dim. mp

mp mp

mf

mp

p mp

mp

mp

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f

36

f

f

f

f

f

f

chimes

(2)

Hihat

gradually open l.v.


(2)

(muffled)

(2)

(4)

(6)

4 toms w/sticks

(4)

(6)

(4)

(6)

3

TSPCE-33


G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f

D31

dim. mp

mp mp

mf

mp

p mp

mp

mp

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f

36

f

f

f

f

f

f

chimes

(2)

Hihat

gradually open l.v.


(2)

(muffled)

(2)

(4)

(6)

4 toms w/sticks

(4)

(6)

(4)

(6)

4

TSPCE-33


G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

mf

E42

mf

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

G

X

Chim

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

fff f

F48

fff f

f f

fff mf

fff

fff

mp

fff

sim. as before R.S.

(2)

(4)

(6)

HH

triangle

(2)

(4)

(6)

(2)

(4)

(6)

bongos w/rattan shaft

(2)

congas w/rattan shaft

(2)

sus cym (crash)

(2)

on bowl w/back of mallet

(2)

(2)

tambourine (as before)

(2)

(2)

5

TSPCE-33


G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

(Snare Solo)(Toms Solo)G54

p

f

p f

mp

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

(Timpani Solo)H59

ff pedal E to F and back

pp

(4)

(6)

(4)

(6)

mounted finger cymw/triangle beater

(2)

(4)

(4)

(6)

3 3 6

4 toms w/sticks

(4)

(6)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

brake drum (dry, w/stick)

rims

3 3 6 3

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(4)

(2)

6

TSPCE-33


G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

ff f

I65

ff f

fff

ff

ff ff f

ff

ff

ff

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

ff

72

ff

ff

ff

ff ff

ff ff

ff ff

ff

(2)

3

(2)

3

woodblock w/cord

(2)

3

3

snare drum

brake drum

snare drum

3 3

cowbell

3

3

3

(4)

(6)

(8)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(4)

(6)

(8)

(2)

(4)

(6)

(2)

rim shots (2)

brake drum snare drum

HH

tom

splash

china cym

(2)

(4)

7

TSPCE-33


G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

fff f

J79

fff f

mf

fff mf

fff mf

fff mf

mp

fff mf

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

f

K86

f

mp f

mpf

mp f

f mf f

p f

mpf

glock

xylo

chimes

sus cym w/sticks

(2)

(4)

(6)

HH (2)

(4)

(6)

triangle

(2)

(4)

(2)

(4)

(6)

(2)

bell

(2)

(4)

(2)

(2)

(solo)

R.S. (2)

toms

HH (2)

china cym

(2)

8

TSPCE-33


G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

ff

L92

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

mp

97

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

(4)

(4)

chimes

6

6

toms 6

splash china

6

6

6

splash china w/stick (muffle on staccato)

9

TSPCE-33


G

X

Chim.

Timp

SD

HH.Toms

Perc

BD

ff fff

100

ff ff fff

ff fff

ff fff

ff fp ff

ff ff fff

ff

ff

bongos (w/bell mallets)

glock 6

congas (w/wylo mallets) xylo

gliss

.

6

vibra slap

chimes

6

6

splash (short) china (short) l.v.

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