Benzi: Chaplin

Paul Fowler

General Info

Year: 200
Duration: c.
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: 6 Line Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Marimba

Title

Program Notes

Commissioned by the Ju Percussion Group. Premiered 3/20/07 at the National Concert Hall of Taipei, Taiwan. Video available to performing ensembles upon request.

During the first three decades of the 1900s, when a silent film was shown in Taiwan it was accompanied by a narrator. These narrators were called benzi masters. They were quite famous; more famous than the actors for whom they gave voices. For the benzi, the film was a vehicle for improvisation. A plot might insight social commentary, a comedy might become tragedy, a beautiful setting might inspire poetry...

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Balal - Percussion Quartet
Benzi: Chaplin - Percussion Octet; Video Playback
for Peace - Marimba
In Your Shoes - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Michiyuki - Marimba
Three Meditations - Marimba; Voice