Beethoven's Nightmare

Exhausted from putting the finishing touches on his famous piano piece, "Fϋr Elise", the romantic composer, Ludwig Von Beethoven, dozes off into a nightmarish slumber.  Fully aware of his inevitable hearing loss, Beethoven manifests an evil version of himself (played by the center snare), which torments him throughout his dream.  The evil manifestation plays games with the comatose Beethoven; at one point even mocking his hearing loss by having the battery section fake playing while a sampler plays low frequency drum notes.  Famous quotes from Beethoven's 5th and 9th symphonies, as well as his famous "Moonlight Sonata" are twisted and distorted through the use of modern styles such as rock, dubstep, hip-hop, and many others. The evil chaos culminates as all of these different styles and quotes converge.  As the turmoil reaches its peak, it is abruptly halted, Beethoven wakes up from his nightmare, and he finishes his work.  

Musical Selections:

• "Fur Elise" by Beethoven
• "Symphony No. 5" by Beethoven
• "Symphony No. 9" by Beethoven
• "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven

Show Duration: 4:25

Tempo Range: 60, 174

Difficulty Levels:

• Battery: 2
• Front Ensemble: 2

Instrumentation

• Snares
• Tenors (5)
• Bass Drums (5)
• Cymbals
• Glockenspiel
• Vibraphone 1, 2, 3
  
• Marimba 1, 2
• Percussion 1, 2
  
• Drumset
• Electric Guitar
• Bass Guitar
• Synthesizer 1
• Synthesizer 2/Sampler