Grab it! - Jacob ter Veldhuis / JacobTV - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)

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In November 1999, the Dutch composer Jacob ter Veldhuis (also known as JacobTV) composed ‘Grab it!’ for tenor saxophone and boom box, a large, portable radio cassette recorder. Saxophonist Arno Bornkamp, for whom this composition was originally written, played its première at the World Saxophone Congress in Montreal in 2000. Shortly after, ‘Grab it!’ became very popular; musicians all over the world started performing it. JacobTV decided to make ‘Grab it!’ also playable for other instruments, among which the bass clarinet, electric violin and percussion. In this composition, JacobTV attempts to bring music and speech together. JacobTV, who grew up with jazz, blues and rock in the 1960s, is strongly influenced by American music. ‘Grab it!’ uses the sounds of American prisoners on death row, waiting for the death penalty to be executed. The voices from the loudspeakers are supported by the marimba, which follows the melody of the screaming prisoners. The title ‘Grab it!’ refers to the opposite of what these prisoners go through: life is worth living, so ‘Grab it’!
Composer: Jacob ter Veldhuis
Performer: Niek KleinJan
Video: Nander Cirkel
Audio: Frerik de Jong & Chris Weeda
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[@jnuno9877]

Great interpretation!

[@thepercussioncanon4349]

Thanks!!

[@UnofficialSLAM]

Cool!!

[@thepercussioncanon4349]

Thanks!!

[@mercerpatterson6290]

I love the arrangement! you do a great job with it. I am a percussionist as well. I was wondering if could send me the sheet music? I really want to learn it.

[@thepercussioncanon4349]

Yes, it's a great piece! You can buy the piece here: www.boomboxshop.net/grab-it!.html . Good luck!!!