*DISCLAIMER* Obviously this blog is not meant to deride the wonderful work of Takatsugu Muramatsu.
I am sick of hearing Land at Student Recitals, College Recitals, and even College Juries and Barriers. This is not an opinion that only I have. "Land" is not the only "Land" like piece out there, but merely a definition of a phenomena that seems to be shaking the collegiate percussion world. There is no reason to call out other great works of the same nature, but the general trend of percussion publishing websites and Youtubers churning out arrangements of pop tunes and pop chords is vast.
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