A Precipice in Time

David Rosenboom

General Info

Year: 1966
Duration: c.12:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FrogPeak
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1 - 2: triangles(6), anvils(2), suspended cymbals(8), cup gongs(5), tam tams(3), tambourine, snare drums(2), hi-hat, bells of Sarna, cowbells(3), wood blocks(3), temple blocks(6), marimba, timpani(3), bass drums(2), timbales, bongos, toy drums, metal sounds, gongs(4), guiro, slapstick, castanets, crotales(6), almglocken(7), xylophone, vibraphone, marimbula, wood sounds(2 racks)

Program Notes

commission/written for: G. Allen O'Connor & William Youhass; dedication: to Ornette Coleman with reference to Archie Shepp; premiere: 1967, Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois, Smith Music Hall

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