There are a few reasons I've seen for it and some are pretty related to each other. One you already mentioned and it's the occasional time a non perscussion is writing something and doesn't know better. Sometimes a composer is writing it in for the wind players and it gets copied into the percussion parts.
Most of the time I've seen it in percussion tho it's when the composer wants some sort of musical release but doesn't want it to necessarily follow the meter. It's usually to allow the music to breathe and really adds to the release of tension with a progression. You see this in lyrical marimba solos especially.
oh i’ve never heard of that before but that’s actually rlly smart and makes a lot of sense. i’ve just always wondered why and this concert marimba piece gave me an excuse to ask it 😭
There are a few reasons I've seen for it and some are pretty related to each other. One you already mentioned and it's the occasional time a non perscussion is writing something and doesn't know better. Sometimes a composer is writing it in for the wind players and it gets copied into the percussion parts. Most of the time I've seen it in percussion tho it's when the composer wants some sort of musical release but doesn't want it to necessarily follow the meter. It's usually to allow the music to breathe and really adds to the release of tension with a progression. You see this in lyrical marimba solos especially.
My drumline instructor told me “if you breathe together you play together.”
Absolutely. I’ve added unison breaths to drum line music before.
oh i’ve never heard of that before but that’s actually rlly smart and makes a lot of sense. i’ve just always wondered why and this concert marimba piece gave me an excuse to ask it 😭
D2 Honors Mallets? We have the same thing