Brian Slawon's Bongito is a perfect introduction to salsa music for young percussionists looking to expand their musical palettes. In this piece, percussionists will be exposed to a plethora of Latin percussion instruments like castanets, claves, timables, bongos, congas, and a guiro. In Slawson's own words, "Bongito contains nothing smaller than an eighth notes but the syncopated rhythms can be challenging for a large ensemble proving, as always, that music is a team sport."Bongito comes with a full, bound score and includes a CD-ROM containing an audio recording and all individual parts available for printing.Number of players: 13Difficulty: Elementary/intermediateInstrumentationPlayer 1: GlockenspielPlayer 2: XylophonePlayer 3: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/Player 4)Player 4: Marimba (4.3 octave, shared w/Player 3)Player 5: 3 Timpani Player 6: BongosPlayer 7: CongasPlayer 8: TimbalesPlayer 9: CowbellPlayer 10: GuiroPlayer 11: ClavesPlayer 12: CastanetsPlayer 13: Vibraslap, splash cymbal
