Sticks & Stones (pt.4)

O.K. My structure is totally set, airtight, locked-down. And this piece is ALL about structure -- if I pull it off right, it'll be like a good joke with a whopper of a punchline. Not that it's going to be remotely funny...

So now I'll start developing my musical material. Usually the elements of the material kinda "pop up" while I'm doing this initial sketching, but since the drums are not exactly a melodic or harmonic instrument, there weren't really any melodic or harmonic motives that popped up. There are, however, already rhythmic motives...