March Extraordinaire (Digital Copy)

Performance Notes

 March Extraordinaire is a duet for two snare drums, in 6/8 time.  It is faster than the traditional march tempo and is best suited for high school level percussionists.  Rhythmically, March Extraordinaire contains 1/8^th notes and rests, dotted ¼ notes with plenty of drags and flams.  Rolls should be played with an 1/8^th note feel.  Therefore, a roll for a dotted ¼ note will be a 7-stroke, a roll for a ¼ note will be a 5-stroke and a roll for a dotted ½ note will be a 13-stroke.

 March Extraordinaire is introduced with both snares in unison and remains so until letter D.  Letter D is where trade-offs start - 4 measures each.  The amount of measures for each snare doubles to 8 from letter E to F.  Letter F functions as a segue to letter G where the theme at letter A is re-stated.  Snares are in unison here, once again, and remain so until the end.  At letter G, f is introduced and remains in effect until the end.

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