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| − | '''Publisher''': [[ | + | '''Publisher''': [[Publisher]]<br /--> |
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| + | I composed Evening’s Sabres in 1990 for the Manhattan Marimba Quartet as the result of winning a commissioning award sponsored jointly by the American Composers Alliance and Town Hall. It is scored for xylorimba, bass marimba, and two regular concert marimbas. The title is taken from an Emily Dickinson poem which reads, in its entirety, “Soft as the massacre of Suns / By Evening’s Sabres slain.” I had in mind, besides the underlying lyrical impulse, the evening sound of the marimba, and the visual impact of its rich dark wood gleaming under the slashing mallets of black-clad musicians. | ||
| + | The piece is in one movement, roughly divided into three parts. Each part begins tranquilly, and then gradually becomes more intense and aggressive. A major unifying feature is a series of low, descending chords, usually played tremolo by the bass marimba. This series appears at the beginning of the piece, and at the ends of each of the three parts. The instruments are also unified through frequent heterophonic treatment—joining in pairs, trios, or even as the full quartet to simultaneously express variations on a single line or chord. Some of the characteristic techniques include bowed and bent notes, dead strokes, and low notes struck hard to produce prominent overtones.<reF>http://www.philcarlsen.com/music/ Accessed April 1, 2015</ref> | ||
== Errata == | == Errata == | ||
Revision as of 02:18, 2 April 2015
General Info
Year: 1990
Duration: c. 11
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Publisher
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Player I-IV: Marimba
Program Notes
I composed Evening’s Sabres in 1990 for the Manhattan Marimba Quartet as the result of winning a commissioning award sponsored jointly by the American Composers Alliance and Town Hall. It is scored for xylorimba, bass marimba, and two regular concert marimbas. The title is taken from an Emily Dickinson poem which reads, in its entirety, “Soft as the massacre of Suns / By Evening’s Sabres slain.” I had in mind, besides the underlying lyrical impulse, the evening sound of the marimba, and the visual impact of its rich dark wood gleaming under the slashing mallets of black-clad musicians.
The piece is in one movement, roughly divided into three parts. Each part begins tranquilly, and then gradually becomes more intense and aggressive. A major unifying feature is a series of low, descending chords, usually played tremolo by the bass marimba. This series appears at the beginning of the piece, and at the ends of each of the three parts. The instruments are also unified through frequent heterophonic treatment—joining in pairs, trios, or even as the full quartet to simultaneously express variations on a single line or chord. Some of the characteristic techniques include bowed and bent notes, dead strokes, and low notes struck hard to produce prominent overtones.[1]
Errata
Awards
Commercial Discography
Recent Performances
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Barong - Percussion Duo; Pianos (2)
Cart-wheels - Multiple Percussion; Bass Clarinet
Choroi kai Thaliai (Revels and Dances) - Multiple Percussion; Voice - Soprano; Electronics
Cloud-Polyphonies - Percussion Sextet
Déploration - Marimba; String Quartet
Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft - Multiple Percussion - Narrator
Ho shang Yao (Songs by the River) - Multiple Percussion; Voice - Soprano
Jôdo - Multiple Percussion; Voice - Soprano; Electronics
Journey of the Magi - Percussion Septet; Chamber Ensemble
Le Petit Bossu (The Little Hunchback) - Percussion Trio; Reciter
Marsyapollonomachia - Multiple Percussion; Oboe
Mountain Language - Multiple Percussion; Alphorn; Live Electronics
Phaedrus - Multiple Percussion; Percussion Sextet; Voice - Baritone; Chorus; Wind Ensemble
Rogosanti - Multiple Percussion
Sea Dances - Percussion Trio
Séance - Vibraphone; Voice - Soprano; Chorus; Electronics
Secret Dialogues - Marimba
Shrine of Stored Incense - Multiple Percussion
Spirit Festival with Lamentations - Marimba (Quartertone); Percussion Quartet
Stoicheia - Percussion Duo; 2 Percussion Ensembles Sextet and Septet; 4 MIDI Keyboards; Tape and Amplification
T'ien chung Yao (Songs from the Fields) - Percussion Duo; Voice - Soprano; Cimbalom
The Priest of Shiga Temple - Marimba; Electronics
Two men meet, each presuming the other to be from a distant planet - Multiple Percussion; Chamber Ensemble
Venancio Mbande talking with the trees - Marimba (Quartertone); Chamber Ensemble
Village Burial with Fire - Percussion Quartet
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ http://www.philcarlsen.com/music/ Accessed April 1, 2015