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Classical Percussion A to Z

Answer the questions below, answers are in alphabetical order. The scope of the questions include composers, pieces, places, percussion general knowledge, and instruments.
If names are to be given in the answer, unless when stated, the answer is the surname of the composer.
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A
The title of a piece written by Gordon Stout, commonly associated with his Two Mexican Dances.
Astral Dance
B
American jazz vibraphonist, who was credited with inventing one of the cross grips.
Gary Burton
C
The composer of the first Marimba Concerto ever written.
Paul Creston
D
The title of an avantgarde multipercussion piece by Morton Feldman: The King of _______
Denmark
E
The first name of a deaf Scottish percussion virtuoso, who also wrote A Little Prayer.
Evelyn
F
Keiko Abe's first solo composition.
Frogs
G
This country's national instrument is the marimba.
Guatemala
H
One of the types of cymbals in a standard drum set.
Hi-hat
I
The state where Third Coast Percussion is based in.
Illinois
J
Country where the solo marimba was developed extensively in the 1960s.
Japan
K
Advanced solo marimba work based on Qawwali music by Alejandro Vinao.
Khan Variations
L
Percussion online shop in USA, headquartered in Texas.
Lone Star Percussion
M
Major cymbal manufacturer, along with Zildjian, Paiste and Sabian.
Meinl
N
Michael Burritt is professor of percussion at a university located in this state.
New York
O
Famous marimba quartet work by Nigel Westlake, inspired by a painting of the same name by Paul Klee.
Omphalo Centric Lecture
P
One of the flam rudiments, which involves groups of 16th notes and playing a flam at the first and the last note of each group.
Pataflafla
Q
Percussion duo consisting of Gene Koshinski and Tim Broscious.
Quey Percussion Duo
R
Music genre brought prominent by George Hamilton Green, who wrote a number of pieces of this genre for xylophone.
Ragtime
S
The founder of Marimba One.
Ron Samuels
T
Piece arranged by Nanae Mimura, based on a very famous Baroque piece.
Transformation of Pachelbel's Canon
U
The only female member of the Wave Quartet, and a member of the Wave Duo. A famous piece of hers is The Art of Thangka.
Emiko Uchiyama
V
Composer of multipercussion piece 'She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket'.
Kevin Volans
W
Notorious piece by Casey Cangelosi, known for quick running notes and near-impossible playing.
White Knuckle Stroll
X
Keiko Abe founded this chamber music group with her friends in 1962.
Xebec Marimba Trio
Y
One of the most famous elementary 4-mallet pieces in marimba repertoire, written in modal.
Yellow After The Rain
Z
Serbian-German composer known for his works 'Ilijas', 'Pezzo da Concerto No. 1', and 'Ultimatum No. 2', just to name a few.
Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic
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