Based around a 4-bar simple, syncopated rhythm, which is offset & layered on itself over & over, Rhyme or Reason attempts to make 5 percussionists sound like 10. Each players is responsible for at least one keyboard and one battery instrument without much rest across the 5-1/2 minute duration.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 5
Level: Medium | Duration: 5:40

Instrumentation
Percussion 1: Xylophone, Bells, Temple Blocks, Ribbon Crasher
Percussion 2: Vibraphone, Bongos, Splash Cymbal
Percussion 3: Marimba [shared w/ P4], Tambourine
Percussion 4: 4.3-octave Marimba [shared w/ P3], 2 Congas, China Cymbal
Percussion 5: Kick Bass, Multi-Bass Drum (or muffled floor tom), Hi-Hat, Piccolo Snare Drum, 2 Toms, Crash Cymbal, Crotales [1 octave, high or low]

Program Notes
Based around a 4-bar simple, syncopated rhythm, which is offset & layered on itself over & over, Rhyme or Reason attempts to make 5 percussionists sound like 10. Each players is responsible for at least one keyboard and one battery instrument without much rest across the 5-1/2 minute duration.

Rhyme or Reason was commissioned by a consortium of ensembles organized by Dan Hubert, Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School (Jackson, WI).