DENKINS
Subliminal Thoughts by Wesley Denkins © 2025 Tapspace Publications, LLC (ASCAP). All rights reserved.
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PLAYERS AND INSTRUMENTATION
Subliminal Thoughts requires 13 players with the following instrumentation:
1. Crotales (2 octaves) & Chimes
2. Glockenspiel
3. Vibraphone 1
4. Vibraphone 2
5. Xylophone
6. Marimba 1 (4-octave)
7. Marimba 2 (low E, opt. low F)
8. Marimba 3 (5-octave)
SUGGESTED SETUP
9. 4 (or 5) Timpani (32”, 29”, 26”, 23”, opt. 20”)
10. Percussion 1 — snare drum, hi-hat, ribbon crasher
11. Percussion 2 — suspended cymbal, mark tree
12. Percussion 3 — small triangle, 2 high toms, impact drum, China cymbal
13. Percussion 4 — large triangle, bongos, 2 low toms, LP™ Vibra-Tone, crotales (shared)
NOTATION KEY
Level: Med-Advanced Approx. playing time: 4'00"
SUBLIMINAL THOUGHTS
C r o t a l e s
C h i m e s
G l o c k e n s p i e l
V i b r a p h o n e 1
V i b r a p h o n e 2
X y l o p h o n e
M a r i m b a 1
4 - o c t a v e
M a r i m b a 2
o w E ( o r o w F )
M a r i m b a 3
5 - o c t a v e
T i m p a n i
4 o r 5 d r u m s ( o p t 2 0 " )
P e r c u s s i o n 1
s n a r e d r u m h i - h a t r i b b o n c r a s h e r
P e r c u s s i o n 2
s u s p e n d e d c y m b a l m a r k t r e e
P
C h n a c y m b a l
P e r c u s s i o n 4
2 o w t o m s a r g e t r a n