William Himes
Thingamajig
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William Himes
Thingamajig
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer William Himes
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Neil A. Kjos Music Company
- Order no. KJWB331
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Description:
Brilliant, clever and brimming with excitement, another ingenious Himes masterpiece! The objective of Thingamajig is to create a whimsical contraption of sound in the same spirit as the late Rube Goldberg, which appeared as cartoons in the New York Evening Mail. It uses melodic and rhythmic patterns - with help of conventional and unconventional percussion as well as verbal effects from the band members - to convey a unique attempt at inventiveness. The enthused percussion section will use 'instruments' such as a metal pipe, kitchen pans and a bicycle horn.