David Powell – Tom’s Foolery

Tom’s Foolery is written for four players playing one tom tom and one cowbell each. An impressive concert item that rattles along in 6/8 and 2/4 with much dynamic contrast highlighting interwoven melodies across the cowbells. Suitable for players of Grade 5 upwards.

Instrumentation:
Player 1 – Tom-tom (high pitch), Cowbell (high pitch)
Player 2 – Tom-tom (medium-high pitch), Cowbell (medium-high pitch)
Player 3 – Tom-tom (medium-low pitch), Cowbell (medium-low pitch)
Player 4 – Tom-tom (low pitch), Cowbell (low pitch)

Duration: 3 minutes