Mike Pickering – Child’s Play

Mike Pickering wrote Child’s Play for a composition workshop with the acclaimed Backbeat percussion quartet in 2004. Originally written for two players it has since been expanded to be performed by four players on two marimbas. The piece is centered around an Indonesian gamelan-inspired motif which is developed throughout in a minimalist style.

Instrumentation:
Four players sharing two marimbas (4.3 octave)

Duration: 3 minutes