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Lost In The Beauty Of It All
by Wind & Fire: Mark Holland
& N. Scott Robinson - Cedar 'n' Sage
Music CS 7517 (2013)
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15 tracks - 52" of music!
Produced by Mark
Holland & N. Scott Robinson
Second
recording featuring Native American & world flute
player Mark
Holland (on Native American single & dual chamber
flutes, Anasazi flute, bansuri, quena, bone flute, animal
horn flute, vocals, & sound effects) and world percussionist
N. Scott Robinson
on 42 instruments (on kanjira, lap style frame drum, freehand
frame drum, tar, berimbau, mbira dza vadzimu in Dombatsoko
& Dongonda tunings, sanza, kalimba, udus, hadgini,
hang, caxixi, 4 tracks of vocals, donso ngoni, Milltone
metal slit drum, water percussion, woodpecker frame drums,
cricket calls, starling call, idi/ideh & Togo seed
rattles, foot maraca, Kimerism tongue gongs, nipple gong
& water gong, Paiste tam-tam, Chinese Chau gong, spring
drums, gourd scrape, gourd water drums, djembe with grass
brushes, triangles, dan moi). Guest musician: K.S.
Resmi (iTanpura & Carnatic vocal).
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Wind
& Fire
by Mark Holland & N. Scott Robinson
on Cedar 'n' Sage Music CS 7514 (2009)
16 tracks, 73" of music.
Produced by Mark
Holland & N. Scott Robinson
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N. Scott Robinson's first recorded work
with Wind & Fire featuring Mark Holland. Released
April 2009 and features Mark Holland on 20 Native American
flutes (single & dual chambers & Anasazi) &
3 world flutes (Andean quena, Chinese dizi & Indian
bansuri). N. Scott Robinson is featured on 30 different
instruments including kanjira, bodhran, ghaval, riqq,
3 berimbau, tabla, sruti box, didjeridu, donso ngoni,
mbira dza vadzimu, sanza, udu, Tuvan overtone singing,
Milltone metal slit drum, caxixi, hindewhu, vocals, konnakol,
delay, hi-hat, and a variety of colorful percussion. Guest
musicians: Cory Edwards - piano & Ranya
Iqbal - cello.
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Things
That Happen Fast
by N. Scott Robinson on New World View Music NWVM-CD 02
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N. Scott Robinson's
second CD features more composed pieces, adventurous solos,
and interesting combinations of instruments. He is joined
by gifted percussionist Nolan Warden, world horn player
Joe Kaminski, hammer dulcimer virtuoso Malcolm Dalglish,
and vocalist Moira Smiley. Ethnic world-jazz style. Both
Things That Happen Fast and World View by
N. Scott Robinson on New World View Music have been exclusively
licensed to United
One Records / B&3
in Germany for global distribution with Qualiton
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World
View
by N. Scott Robinson on New World View Music NWVM CD-01
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N. Scott Robinson's
first CD features performances on sanza, riq, frame drum,
ghaval, tabla, overtone singing, berimbau, donso ngoni,
steel pan, congas, cymbals, bells, and percussion. He
is joined by Michael Ghegan, Glen Fittin, Kevin Coyle,
Robert "Tigger" Benford, Larry Barbee, Vince
Giardina, Endo Yoshiharu, Naoyuki "Taro" Irie,
and Ichiro Yamamoto. Ethnic world-jazz style. Both Things
That Happen Fast and World View by N. Scott
Robinson on New World View Music have been exclusively
licensed to United
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in Germany for global distribution with Qualiton
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Scores
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audio in upper right corner of menu above at the top of this page
then click on each of the MP3 Samples
below to hear. SCORE SAMPLES are examples of the notation at the
beginning of each score. MP3 SAMPLES are examples of each piece
from a different section than the score sample.
Scores
are printed on bright white paper, double-sided with color card
stock covers on front and back, are coil bound, and include a
CDR. The first 6 pieces below are published by HoneyRock
Publishing and are from N. Scott Robinson's CDs Things
That Happen Fast and World View. Listen to samples
of these CDs on the Discography
Page. The kanjira piece "Well in Hand"
- the ghaval piece "Global Positions" - the conga piece
"Orisha Offering" - the frame drum/solkattu piece "Interior
Design" and the African style pieces "Ghanaba Celebration"
& "Sankofa" (no CDs with these particular scores)
are from the forthcoming CD Hands All Over.
The first four tambourine pieces
below can also be performed as:
Suite for Tambourines
(2 players, 15 minutes)
I. Mirage - II. Shaken, Not
Stirred - III. Il Mano - IV. Bear Talk
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you perform any of these pieces, please send
N. Scott Robinson a program.
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"Mirage"
- Score, CD &
2 Parts
Duet for riq (Arabic tambourines)
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Exciting recital piece!
A duo for the riq (Arabic tambourine) that involves different
grips and playing positions with shaking, soft position,
jingle strokes, and interlocking rhythms. Great way to
end a concert! A recording of this piece is featured on
N. Scott Robinson's 1st CD World View. Score,
extra score, 2 parts & CD. Duration: 5-6- minutes.
Level: Beginner/intermediate/ high school/college.
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"Shaken,
Not Stirred" -
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Solo for riq (Arabic tambourine)
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Exciting recital
piece! A solo for the riq ( Arabic tambourine) that involves
different grips and playing positions with shaking, soft
position, jingle strokes, tricky cross-rhythms. Great
way to end a concert! A recording of this piece is featured
on N. Scott Robinson's 2nd CD Things That Happen Fast.
Score & CD. Duration: 3-4 minutes. Level: Advanced
high school/college.
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"Il
Mano" - Score
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Solo for tamburello (southern Italian tambourine)
or Mediterr-Asian tambourine
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Exciting recital piece!
Challenging solo in 7 beats for tamburello (southern Italian
tambourine), which also makes use of Mediter-Asian tambourine
techniques (Arabic riq soft position and Indian kanjira
pitch bends). A recording of this piece is featured on
N. Scott Robinson's 2nd CD Things That Happen Fast.
Score & CD.
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"Bear
Talk" - Score,
CD & 2 Parts
Duet for pandeiro (Brazilian tambourines)
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Interesting recital
duo for 2 pandeiro (Brazilian tambourines). This piece
utilizes the older turning playing style of samba and
the lifting playing style of capoeira, with interlocking
rhythms in 2, 9, and 5 beats. Excellent recital piece.
A recording of this piece is featured on N. Scott Robinson's
2nd CD Things That Happen Fast. Score, extra
score, 2 parts & CD. Duration:3-4 minutes. Level:
Intermediate-Advanced -advanced high school/college.
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"Handful"
- Score
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Solo for bendir (Moroccan buzzing frame drum) & foot
maraca
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Attention getting solo
piece for the bendir with foot maraca part. In 3 beats
with passages for virtuoso extended technique. This piece
uses multiple simultaneous layers of 3 beat rhythm cycles
(3/2, 3/4, and 2:3), fast Indian subdivisions, and a section
in Brazilian samba fee in 3 beats. A recording of this
piece is featured on N. Scott Robinson's 2nd CD Things
That Happen Fast. Score & CD. Duration: 3-5 minutes.
Level: Advanced high school/college.
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"Sankofa"
- Score
& 7 Parts
For West African Style Drums Rattles & Bells (3 congas,
djembe, toke bell, gankogui, shekere)
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West African style polyrhythmic
piece for 7 percussionists. Great entry level piece for
learning ensemble interlocking and West African style
polyrhythmic playing. Duration: 5 minutes. Level: Beginner-Intermediate.
"Sankofa"
can be performed in direct segue from the piece below
- "Ghanaba Celebration."
Commissioned
by Tim Sestrick for the Gettysburg College Contemporary
& World Percussion Ensemble.
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"Ghanaba
Celebration" -
Score & 3 Parts
For Percussion Ensemble (voices & hand clapping -
3 parts)
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West African style polyrhythmic
piece for percussion ensemble divided into 3 sections.
Great entry level piece for learning ensemble interlocking
with a West African style chant. An excellent piece to
start or end a concert with the ensemble walking on or
off stage while performing. Duration: 5 minutes. Level:
Beginner-Intermediate.
"Ghanaba Celebration"
can be performed with a direct segue the piece above -
"Sankofa."
Commissioned
by Tim Sestrick for the Gettysburg College Contemporary
& World Percussion Ensemble.
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"Trio
for Ogun" -
Score, CD & 6 Parts
Trio for 3 congas or Double-Trio for 3 congas & 3
conch shells/trumpets
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This piece can be performed
by 3 conga players (quinto, conga, and tumba), or as a
double trio with the addition of 3 trumpet players. This
piece is in a Steve Reich minimalist style and has sections
for stick and hand and hands only for the conga parts.
Rhythmic phrases in 6 and 8 beats with tricky trumpet
rhythmic counter-melodies. The drum parts interlock to
form a catchy melody. Fascinating piece! A recording of
this piece is featured on N. Scott Robinson's 2nd CD Things
That Happen Fast. Score, 6 parts & CD. Duration:
7-8 minutes Level: Intermediate-Advanced.
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"Global
Positions" -
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Solo for ghaval (Azerbaijani tambourine)
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"Global Positions"
was commissioned and premiered by Robert E. Parks, Jr.
in Kentucky in 2004. It is a solo for the Azerbaijani
tambourine called ghaval. This piece makes use of modern
cross-cultural frame drum techniques, European, Oriental,
and knee playing positions, snapping, South Indian techniques,
cross-rhythms, indepdence, and shaking. Duration: 4-5
Minutes. Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Score.
Commissioned
& world premeire by Robert E. Parks, Jr.
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"Well
in Hand" -
Score & Study Score
Solo for kanjira (South Indian tambourine)
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Solo for kanjira (South
Indian tambourine) that makes use of some traditional
South Indian rhythmic phrasing from Carnatic music. A
great way to learn real kanjira technique! Score &
Study Score (with syllables).
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"Orisha
Offering" -
Score & 3 Parts
Trio for 3 congas with 3 hands & 3 brushes
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This piece can be performed
by 3 (or 6 by doubling each part) conga players (quinto,
conga, and tumba). This piece is in a Steve Reich minimalist
style and features a unique technique throughout - 1 brush
in 1 hand with 1 hand bare. Rhythmic phrases in 9, 11,
and 8 beats interlock to form catchy melodies. Fascinating
piece! This piece was commissioned by James Campbell and
premiered by the University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble
at PASIC 2004. Duration: 7-8 minutes. Level: Intermediate
to advanced. Score and 3 parts.
Commissioned by Jim Campbell. World premeire by
University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 2004
in Nashville, TN.
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"Interior
Design" -
Score & 2 Parts
Ensemble for frame drums (tar & bodhran) & solkattu
(can be performed with 2, 4, 6 or 8 players)
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Ensemble piece for frame
drums (14" or 15" Egyptian tars & 18",
20" or 22" Irish Bodhran) and solkattu (South
Indian rhythmic chanting). This piece was commissioned
by Julia Gaines for the University of Missouri-Columbia
World Percussion Ensemble and premiered in April 2006.
Challenging patterns of 5 within a larger structure of
5 beats are a feature in this piece as well as contrapuntal
frame drumming in 10, 8, and 7 beats. Score & 2 parts.
Commissioned
by Julia Gaines. World premeire by University of Missouri-Columbia
World Percussion Ensemble.
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"Carnatic
Variations "
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Score & 2 Parts
Ensemble for frame drums (tars & bodhrans) & solkattu
(can be performed with 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or more players)
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Ensemble piece for frame
drums (14" or 15" Egyptian tars & 18",
20" or 22" Irish Bodhrans) and solkattu (South
Indian rhythmic chanting). This piece was commissioned
by B. Michael Williams for the Winthrop University Percussion
Ensemble and premeired in April 2009. Challenging patterns
of 5 within a larger structure of 5 beats and Carnatic
reduction phrases are a feature in this piece as well
as contrapuntal frame drumming in 5 beats. Score &
2 parts.
Commissioned
by B. Michael Williams. World premeire by Winthrop University
Percussion Ensemble.
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Hand
Drumming: Exercises for
Unifying Technique (for udu) by N.
Scott Robinson on Wright Hand Drum Co. WHD-001
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In this video, N. Scott
Robinson presents his concept of Unifying Technique for
Hand Drumming and demonstrates how to apply this idea
to the udu drums made by the Wright
Hand Drum Co.
This video is eighty
minutes long and is divided into four sections:
Part 1 - Sounds, Strokes & Rhythm
Part 2 - India and Extended Technique
Part 3 - Rhythms of Brazil, The Caribbean,
Cuba, and West Africa
Part 4 - Performance by world music group
Cushetunk
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