Rhyme or Reason (5 Players)

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. 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]