Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.

Beauty and the Beast - Angel Williams

Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.

Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.

Photo below: "Percussion crash bucket with pipe for Maurice's machine 'Crash go Boom'".

Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.

"The setup is simple with a few added things for Sound Effects in the show.

No room for a marimba or chimes so I used a xylophone with mallets played an octave lower for the marimba and chime notes. Crotales were played on a Wurlitzer 1919 Concert Bells.

Miller Machine made quick changes easy!”

Instrumentation:

  • Timpani 26" and 29"
  • Xylophone
  • Vibraphone
  • Concert Bells
  • Piatti
  • Gong
  • Suspended Cymbals (15" Dark Crash)
  • Suspended Cymbals (18" Thin Crash)
  • Temple Blocks
  • Grover Tambourine
  • Grover Triangle
  • Grover Woodblock
  • Miller Machine with Alan Abel triangle
  • TreeWorks Wind Chimes
  • Bell Tree
  • Sleigh Bells
  • Castanets
  • Ratchet
  • Vic Firth Pop Gun

“Sounds effects added: Slide Whistle, Zil-Bel for spitoon sound, Cowbell for Maurice's machine, percussion crash bucket with pipe for Maurice's machine 'Crash go Boom’”.

Beauty And The Beast - Regional - Angel Williams
July 2015

Angel Williams’ percussion setup for the Herriman Arts Councils production of Beauty and the Beast in Herriman, Utah.

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