Malkauns

While teaching in India, composer Lindsay Boyd became acquainted with the fundamentals of Northern Hindustani music. The result is this intriguingly unique work for wind band that incorporates distinctive sounds ofIndia.

The “drone” sound of the tambura is available as a free download online or may be substituted with a marimba. The vocal chanting in the piece is a representation of the syllables used by a tablaplayer when learning to play this exotic drum.

This is a wonderful piece for expanding the musical horizons of your players and audience.