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Innovation Series Frame Drums
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All Cooperman Frame Drums & Tambourines can be ordered
through N. Scott Robinson. Please e-mail
for information about combining orders for Cooperman products
not pictured below.
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All Cooperman NSR Frame Drums ordered here (Tar, Bendir,
Bodhran) are tuned and shipped by N. Scott Robinson
NOTE
- minor variations in wood grain will vary from drum to
drum
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N. Scott Robinson Bendir
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$238.00
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This
small 12” diameter and 4.75” deep shell is crafted
from a thick single ply of steam bent Cherry. The tuning
member is made from Ash to create a distinctive look and
the 4 adjustable synthetic snares are black to enhance the
visual presentation of the bendir’s characteristic
buzzing feature. It is mounted with a very responsive clear
Remo Weatherking head that has been scuffed and comes with
a soft-padded case and tuning wrench. Tuning range:
B up to E (sounds best at C). Video
demo (scroll down video menu and click Tars
and Bendirs). David
Kuckhermann video demo of NSR Bendir.
Cooperman
N. Scott Robinson Bodhran
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$394.00
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This
large 22” diameter and 4” deep shell is crafted
from a thick 3/8” single-ply of steam-bent Oak. The
thick shell combined with wider, rounder bearing edge and
warm Remo Renaissance head gives this model substantial
frame drum tone. It comes with a soft-padded case and tuning
wrench. This is the thickest and heaviest shell Cooperman
makes for a lap style large frame drum. Tuning range:
Bb up to Eb (sounds best at D). Video
demo (tuned to Eb).
NOTE:
This frame drum is for hand playing only and not
suitable for traditional Irish playing with a tipper.
Cooperman
N. Scott Robinson Tar
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This
14” diameter and 5” deep shell is crafted from
a thick single ply of steam bent Cherry. The tuning member
is made from Ash to create a distinctive look. It is mounted
with a very responsive Remo Renaissance head and comes with
a soft-padded case and tuning wrench. Tuning range:
A-D (sounds best at B or C). Video demo
(coming soon)
Scores
NOTE:
To hear audio samples of scores, click OFF button for automatic
audio in upper right corner of menu above at the top of
this page then click on each of the MP3
Samples below to hear. SCORE SAMPLES are examples
of the notation at the beginning of each score. MP3 SAMPLES
are examples of each piece from a different section than
the score sample.
Scores
are printed on bright white paper, double-sided with color
card stock covers on front and back, are coil bound, and
include a CDR. The first 6 pieces below are published by
HoneyRock Publishing
and are from N. Scott Robinson's CDs Things That Happen
Fast and World View. Listen to samples of
these CDs on the Discography
Page. The kanjira piece "Well in
Hand" - the ghaval piece "Global Positions"
- the conga piece "Orisha Offering" - the frame
drum/solkattu piece "Interior Design" and the
African style pieces "Ghanaba Celebration" &
"Sankofa" (no CDs with these particular scores)
are from the forthcoming CD Hands All Over.
The first four tambourine
pieces below can also be performed as:
Suite for Tambourines
(2 players, 15 minutes)
I. Mirage - II. Shaken,
Not Stirred - III. Il Mano - IV. Bear Talk
If
you perform any of these pieces, please send
N. Scott Robinson a program.
"Mirage"
- Score, CD &
2 Parts
Duet for riq (Arabic tambourines)
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MP3
Sample
Exciting recital piece!
A duo for the riq (Arabic tambourine) that involves different
grips and playing positions with shaking, soft position,
jingle strokes, and interlocking rhythms. Great way to end
a concert! A recording of this piece is featured on N. Scott
Robinson's 1st CD World View. Score, extra score,
2 parts & CD. Duration: 5-6- minutes. Level: Beginner/intermediate/
high school/college.
Score
Sample
"Shaken,
Not Stirred" -
Score & CD
Solo for riq (Arabic tambourine)
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MP3
Sample
Video
Sample
Exciting recital
piece! A solo for the riq ( Arabic tambourine) that involves
different grips and playing positions with shaking, soft
position, jingle strokes, tricky cross-rhythms. Great way
to end a concert! A recording of this piece is featured
on N. Scott Robinson's 2nd CD Things That Happen Fast.
Score & CD. Duration: 3-4 minutes. Level: Advanced high
school/college.
Score
Sample
"Il Mano"
- Score &
CD
Solo for tamburello (southern Italian tambourine)
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MP3
Sample
Video
Sample
Exciting recital piece!
Challenging solo in 7 beats for tamburello (southern Italian
tambourine), which also makes use of Mediter-Asian tambourine
techniques (Arabic riq soft position and Indian kanjira
pitch bends). A recording of this piece is featured on N.
Scott Robinson's 2nd CD Things That Happen Fast.
Score & CD.
Score
Sample
"Bear Talk"
- Score, CD &
2 Parts
Duet for pandeiro (Brazilian tambourines)
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MP3
Sample
Video
Sample
Interesting recital duo
for 2 pandeiro (Brazilian tambourines). This piece utilizes
the older turning playing style of samba and the lifting
playing style of capoeira, with interlocking rhythms in
2, 9, and 5 beats. Excellent recital piece. A recording
of this piece is featured on N. Scott Robinson's 2nd CD
Things That Happen Fast. Score, extra score, 2
parts & CD. Duration:3-4 minutes. Level: Intermediate-Advanced
-advanced high school/college.
Score
Sample
"Handful" -
Score & CD
Solo for bendir (Moroccan buzzing frame drum) & foot
maraca
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MP3
Sample
Attention getting solo
piece for the bendir with foot maraca part. In 3 beats with
passages for virtuoso extended technique. This piece uses
multiple simultaneous layers of 3 beat rhythm cycles (3/2,
3/4, and 2:3), fast Indian subdivisions, and a section in
Brazilian samba fee in 3 beats. A recording of this piece
is featured on N. Scott Robinson's 2nd CD Things That
Happen Fast. Score & CD. Duration: 3-5 minutes.
Level: Advanced high school/college.
Score
Sample
"Sankofa"
- Score
& 7 Parts
For West African Style Drums Rattles & Bells (3 congas,
djembe, toke bell, gankogui, shekere)
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Video
Sample
West African style polyrhythmic
piece for 7 percussionists. Great entry level piece for
learning ensemble interlocking and West African style polyrhythmic
playing. Duration: 5 minutes. Level: Beginner-Intermediate.
"Sankofa" can
be performed in direct segue from the piece below - "Ghanaba
Celebration."
Commissioned by
Tim Sestrick for the Gettysburg College Contemporary &
World Percussion Ensemble.
Score
Sample
"Ghanaba
Celebration" -
Score & 3 Parts
For Percussion Ensemble (voices & hand clapping - 3
parts)
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Video
Sample
West African style polyrhythmic
piece for percussion ensemble divided into 3 sections. Great
entry level piece for learning ensemble interlocking with
a West African style chant. An excellent piece to start
or end a concert with the ensemble walking on or off stage
while performing. Duration: 5 minutes. Level: Beginner-Intermediate.
"Ghanaba Celebration"
can be performed with a direct segue the piece above - "Sankofa."
Commissioned by
Tim Sestrick for the Gettysburg College Contemporary &
World Percussion Ensemble.
Score
Sample
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"Trio for Ogun"
- Score, CD &
6 Parts
Trio for 3 congas or Double-Trio for 3 congas & 3 conch
shells/trumpets
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MP3
Sample
Video
Sample
This piece can be performed
by 3 conga players (quinto, conga, and tumba), or as a double
trio with the addition of 3 trumpet players. This piece
is in a Steve Reich minimalist style and has sections for
stick and hand and hands only for the conga parts. Rhythmic
phrases in 6 and 8 beats with tricky trumpet rhythmic counter-melodies.
The drum parts interlock to form a catchy melody. Fascinating
piece! A recording of this piece is featured on N. Scott
Robinson's 2nd CD Things That Happen Fast. Score,
6 parts & CD. Duration: 7-8 minutes Level: Intermediate-Advanced.
Score
Sample
"Global
Positions" -
Score
Solo for ghaval (Azerbaijani tambourine)
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Video
Sample
"Global Positions"
was commissioned and premiered by Robert E. Parks, Jr. in
Kentucky in 2004. It is a solo for the Azerbaijani tambourine
called ghavel. This piece makes use of modern cross-cultural
frame drum techniques, European, Oriental, and knee playing
positions, snapping, South Indian techniques, cross-rhythms,
indepdence, and shaking. Duration: 4-5 Minutes. Level: Intermediate-Advanced.
Score.
Commissioned &
world premeire by Robert E. Parks, Jr.
Score
Sample
"Well
in Hand" - Score
& Study Score
Solo for kanjira (South Indian tambourine)
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Solo for kanjira (South
Indian tambourine) that makes use of some traditional South
Indian rhythmic phrasing from Carnatic music. A great way
to learn real kanjira technique! Score & Study Score
(with syllables).
Score
Sample
"Orisha
Offering" -
Score & 3 Parts
Trio for 3 congas with 3 hands & 3 brushes
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This piece can be performed
by 3 (or 6 by doubling each part) conga players (quinto,
conga, and tumba). This piece is in a Steve Reich minimalist
style and features a unique technique throughout - 1 brush
in 1 hand with 1 hand bare. Rhythmic phrases in 9, 11, and
8 beats interlock to form catchy melodies. Fascinating piece!
This piece was commissioned by James Campbell and premiered
by the University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble at PASIC
2004. Duration: 7-8 minutes. Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Score and 3 parts.
Commissioned by Jim Campbell. World premeire by
University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 2004
in Nashville, TN.
Score
Sample
"Interior
Design" - Score
& 2 Parts
Ensemble for frame drums (tar & bodhran) & solkattu
(can be performed with 2, 4, 6 or 8 players)
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Ensemble piece for frame
drums (14" or 15" Egyptian tars & 18",
20" or 22" Irish Bodhran) and solkattu (South
Indian rhythmic chanting). This piece was commissioned by
Julia Gaines for the University of Missouri-Columbia World
Percussion Ensemble and premiered in April 2006. Challenging
patterns of 5 within a larger structure of 5 beats are a
feature in this piece as well as contrapuntal frame drumming
in 10, 8, and 7 beats. Score & 2 parts.
Commissioned by
Julia Gaines. World premeire by University of Missouri-Columbia
World Percussion Ensemble.
Score
Samples
"Carnatic
Variations " -
Score & 2 Parts
Ensemble for frame drums (tars & bodhrans) & solkattu
(can be performed with 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or more players)
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Video
Sample
Ensemble piece for frame
drums (14" or 15" Egyptian tars & 18",
20" or 22" Irish Bodhrans) and solkattu (South
Indian rhythmic chanting). This piece was commissioned by
B. Michael Williams for the Winthrop University Percussion
Ensemble and premeired in April 2009. Challenging patterns
of 5 within a larger structure of 5 beats and Carnatic reduction
phrases are a feature in this piece as well as contrapuntal
frame drumming in 5 beats. Score & 2 parts.
Commissioned by
B. Michael Williams. World premeire by Winthrop University
Percussion Ensemble.
Score
Sample
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