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A Thematic Analysis Of Nicolas Martynciow’S "Impressions Pour Caisse Claire Et Deux Toms" And A Dissection Of The Extended Techniques Required For Performance, Joe Moscheck
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Impressions pour caisse claire et deux toms (1999) by French percussionist Nicolas Martynciow is an extremely challenging multi-movement composition for the snare drum. At over eleven-minutes long, Impressions is one of the longest and most technically demanding works for the solo snare drummer. This composition places significant emphasis on the timbral capabilities of the snare drum and features a wide array of distinct sounds that are generated using both standard and extended techniques. This work also combines stylistic characteristics of rudimental and orchestral snare drum repertoires, as well as several popular music genres including jazz, bebop, soca. It has …