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Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
traverso vln vla vc cemb
Nihçankalila : symphony in three movements, for seven percussion players, 1981 / Koos Terpstra
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
7perc
Slamdance : for timpani and percussion, 1995 / Jan Bus
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
3perc timp-solo
Fingerprints : for six percussionists in any combination / Arnold Marinissen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
6perc
composition
Circles: sacrament : for percussion trio / Brendan Faegre
Author(s):
Faegre, Brendan
(Composer)
Description:
At the core of effective percussion performance in all musical traditions is a strong sense of theater and choreography. In Circles: sacrament I elevate this theatrical tendency to a key ingredient in the piece; the aural and visual domains unite as actions in one realm lead to results in the other. Clockwise circles produce ascending lines, reversals of direction produce retrograded musical ideas, and the production of a certain sound necessitates specific motion. From the aural perspective, all of the musical materials in this piece are generated from the sound of an ascending Opera Gong with a “sizzle” chain attached. From the theatrical perspective, ritualistic percussion movements are developed into a full-blown ceremony. Engage both ears and eyes; allow the performers to draw you into their world.