Composed in February 2009 by commission of Yumi Terada Percussion Ensemble "Drive."

The title Annelida Tanzerin is a poem in Kenji Miyazawa's first collection "An Asura in Spring." Even before I started writing, I imagined a fast tempo from beginning to end, cutting through the air and using only white key or black key tonality as much as possible. The title comes from the feel of dance music and the dancer in the music.

The combination of sounds in the beginning is a good exercise for paradiddle. Add color to the phrase (without varying the tempo) as much as possible. I hope you can create a unique, exotic atmosphere.

For "Stomp (with bells)" at measure 39 for Percussion 3, tie bells to your ankle with string or rubber.

(Hirokazu Fukushima)