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General Info

Year: 1988
Duration: c.
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Helicon
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00

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Player VIII:

Program Notes

Falcones Luminis (“Falcons of Light”) - In medieval Christianity, the falcon is a general symbol of the Holy Spirit and represents a Christian convert who now has the hope of salvation. When a falcon is pictured wearing a hood, it represents hope in the light, which is Christ in spite of the surrounding night. Christopher Rouse creates a sonic depiction of the Holy Spirit spinning towards the light; by creating cacophonous rhythms and dissonance within the pitch content, the piece gradually overcomes darkness and chaos by merging into the key of C major. Falcones Luminis employs and interesting array of percussive sounds including a variety of metalophones, gamelan style button gongs, tam-tams, bull roarer, unusual metals played on the timpani, and in the final few moments a baby toy from the 1970’s called a Happy Apple, which has numerous metal chimes inside.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Bonham - Percussion Octet
Falcones Luminis - Percussion Quartet
Der gerettete Alberich - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Ku-Ka-Ilimoku - Percussion Quartet
Mime - Snare Drum
Ogoun Badagris - Percussion Quintet

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 == Program Notes ==
-Bonhan is scored for a percussion ensemble of eight players. This work is an ode to rock drumming and drummers, most particularly Led Zeppelin’s legendary drummer, the late John (“Bonzo”) Bonham. The core ostinato of the score, played by the drumset, is reminiscent of Led Zepplin’s When the Levee Breaks, although there are references to other Led Zepplins songs as well, such as Custard Pie and Royal Orleans. In addition, two other sources are cited: The Butterfield Blues Band (Get Yourself Together) and Bo Diddley, whose adoption of the traditional “hambone” rhythm added so much to the distinctive style of his material.
+Falcones Luminis (“Falcons of Light”) - In medieval Christianity, the falcon is a general symbol of the Holy Spirit and represents a Christian convert who now has the hope of salvation. When a falcon is pictured wearing a hood, it represents hope in the light, which is Christ in spite of the surrounding night. Christopher Rouse creates a sonic depiction of the Holy Spirit spinning towards the light; by creating cacophonous rhythms and dissonance within the pitch content, the piece gradually overcomes darkness and chaos by merging into the key of C major. Falcones Luminis employs and interesting array of percussive sounds including a variety of metalophones, gamelan style button gongs, tam-tams, bull roarer, unusual metals played on the timpani, and in the final few moments a baby toy from the 1970’s called a Happy Apple, which has numerous metal chimes inside.
-Completed in Fairport, New York on November 13, 1988, Bonham was commissioned by the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston by the Conservatory Percussion Ensemble conducted by its Music Director, Frank Epstein, to whom the is dedicated.
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