Rock Fugue For Two Vibraphones, Piano, Bass and Drums – SCORE AND PARTS!
If you are looking for something completely different that is also challenging with syncopated rhythms, counterpoint, and harmonic surprises – this is a great choice.
I should mention – there is actually a THIRD vibraphone part towards the end, but it’s not part of the fugue in any way, and the piece is totally playable without it.
This is a fun piece that is good for an intermediate/advanced ensemble – there is a section that can be repeated for improvised solos. The most challenging aspect of the performance is probably the rhythms – making sure they all fit together.
I composed ‘Rock Fugue for Two Vibraphones, Piano, Bass and Drums’ some years ago when I was jokingly following a Wikipedia chart of a fugue. I got a few steps into the process and then suddenly I just wanted to make the piece rock out, so here we are.
Purchase of this product includes the score and parts in the following PDF files:
- Full Conductor’s Score (15 pages)
- Vibraphone 1
- Vibraphone 2
- Vibraphone 3 (This is what I called the ‘Scream’ part at the end of the song)
- Piano
- Electric Bass (transcription of the part I played in the recording)
There is NO WRITTEN DRUM SET PART. After recording all of the other parts I had everything memorized so there was no need to write a drum part. My suggestion for the drum set player would be to follow along with the piano part.
I hope you enjoy! The “Rock Fugue For Two Vibraphones, Piano, Bass and Drums” can be found on all streaming platforms, plus in this video:
