unBENt, marimba solo by Chad Floyd

unBENt, for solo marimba (4.3 oct.) and crotale (optional). Inspired by and dedicated to Ben Martin. Composed and performed by Dr. Chad Floyd 12.23.15. This piece is self-published and is available from the composer. Purchase here: www.chadfloyd.c....
Chad's website: www.chadfloyd.com
Mallets:
Left Hand - Innovative Percussion James Ancona Medium IP2003 amzn.to/2ybxJl6
Right Hand - Innovative Percussion James Ancona Hard IP2004 amzn.to/2YpUH2z
Hardware:
Zildjian Single Crotale Holder amzn.to/2L6YhXC
Recording and Editing:
Canon EOS 7D amzn.to/2X2DxHE
Shure SM81LC amzn.to/2R4WBRQ
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Audio Interface amzn.to/346DzQe
Logic Pro X
Apple Macbook Pro amzn.to/3bPbEXE
Chad is an endorser for:
Grover Pro Percussion Inc. (groverpro.com)
Humes and Berg Co. (humesandberg.com)
Innovative Percussion Inc. (innovativepercu...)
Pearl Drums and Adams Musical Instruments (pearldrum.com)
Remo Inc. (www.remo.com)

[@janispottermarimbasoloist9064]

nice to hear some new great intermediate literature for a 4 1/3 instrument...congrats... beautiful playing and composition! (love the Picardy 3rd at the end)

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

+Janis Potter Marimba Soloist Thanks Janis! It's what fits in my office, lol . . . If any of your students are interested in playing this, please have them contact me - I'll send them a pdf.

[@StephenTimperley]

Love this piece! My favorite part is that the crotale isn't overplayed in the piece, it's very tastefully used. Great composing!

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Thanks for your comment - appreciated!

[@zapbyte3509]

A beautiful piece, well defined rhythms and excellent dynamics, the tempo of the music fits incredibly well with the cords and musical notes within the piece. I love the addition of the crotale it gives it a good emotional feel to the piece as well.

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@AndyHarnsberger]

Great piece, Chad!

[@corneliusthelighthousekeeper]

This a fantastic piece!
Also, have you ever seen Breaking Bad?

[@Parkerplaysperc]

I was thinking the EXACT same thing

[@hotdog3392]

Nathan Andrew 😂😂 wow

[@UpstairsEast]

I just sent the email today. I am really hopeful that I get to play this!

[@SebThrows]

So happy to purchase this piece of gorgeous music from you! Absolutely gorgeous composing on all your pieces. This one just seems to speak to me!

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Thank you!

[@Henry-uu1rs]

I just love this piece and was curious if you decided a specific note for the crotale? Plus I’d love to play this one day.

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Sorry for the delay, The note on crotale is C

[@jacobc.8145]

Very pretty piece. What made you want to add the bells? They sound nice coupled with the marimba but I'm not not very sure as to what their purpose is. Overall, I enjoyed listening to this.

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

+Jacob C. The solitary tone provided by the crotale symbolizes the straightforwardness, unwavering, and "unbent" characteristics of a good friend.

[@DallasCS2]

Where could I purchase this piece? I would love to play this and Summer Treehouse for my senior year. I love your writing! Keep it up!

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

+CLANPAW51 Thanks for your interest and support of my music. Email me for the music to unBENt ([e-mail]). You can order Summer Treehouse from Tapspace here: www.tapspace.com/mallet-solos/summer-treehouse/

[@_cynth_wave]

Just wondering for anyone who knows, why does he (and some other burton performers) use more shaft out the back while some use less? What changes?

[@zapbyte3509]

Would you say that the crotale is “required” for the piece? Or could it just be used as a nice addition to the piece?

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

It's not required, it could be left out.

[@seansimmons652]

Wonderful!!! Do you plan to publish this piece elsewhere? It’s very well done.

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Thanks for your comment and I'm glad you like. I plan to keep it as my own self-published work for now.

[@927drummerboy]

Dr. Chad, please be so kind as to share with me what kind of mallets you are playing with. They have a nice round shape and seem to be overpowering the Musser 4.3 bars.

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Innovative Percussion Jim Ancona series

[@jawslego123]

I'm kinda interested in this piece for myself. How much would that run me? Not for sure yet though.

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

+bailey gray The piece is $20 (or $16 discounted price). Email me at [e-mail] for your copy or any other questions.

[@lawfulsurgeon974]

If The Rotations are Medium difficulty, then what's the difficulty of this piece? Deciding whether to play this or not

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

medium-advanced

[@SaltineCracker]

What mallets do you use in this video? They sound beautiful!

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Innovative Percussion Jim Ancona series

[@danschmitt474]

How did you mount the single crotale by itself?

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Like this:
drumsonsale.com/zildjian-single-crotale-holder.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpsLkBRDpARIsAKoYI8yBgGKlVFh7nKGBAMNi2nutDzJ6USm23voUuTtV7xf51JVv2Vrdc9IaAt9REALw_wcB

[@declanpurcell7478]

Might I ask what mallets you used in the video?

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

Innovative Percussion Jim Ancona series

[@Scriabin_fan]

Who is Ben Martin?

[@ChadFloydPercussion]

he's my friend who inspired the piece