Bodhran Dance
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Rhythmic solo for bodhran based on a metric cycle similar to the process employed in Cyclic Invention on 8/9/92 (from Four Solos for Frame Drums).  A unique addition to any recital! 
Percussive Notes Review:
Bodhran Dance
Intermediate
B. Michael Williams
HoneyRock

The bodhran, a frame drum of Irish extraction, has begun to gain some measure of prominence in the world percussion. It is only fitting, then, that composers have started to write for it. "Bodhran Dance" is a short solo work for the intermediate to advanced player that utilizes a variety of sounds (doum, slap, tak, fingernail brush, finger on rim) to great effect. The piece moves through several sections with various time signatures (5/16, 5/4, 9/16 and 6/16). The piece is a perpetual-motion study--constant sixteenth notes with occasional thirty-second-note embellishments, shifting accents and mixed meters. The player should be familiar with frame drum sound production and fingering techniques in order to perform the work, as no instructions are provided. This is an excellent new solo recital piece for an old instrument.

Reviewed by: Terry O'Mahoney
Review originally published: December 2001