Song Book, Volume 3
General Info
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:13:30
Price: $60.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Flute
Player 2: Oboe / English Horn
Player 3: Clarinet
Player 4: French Horn
Player 5: Bassoon
Player 6: Cajon & Marimba & Vibraphone
Description
Song Book, Volume 3 was commissioned by the award winning quintet, WindSync. The collection features four pieces written as musical thank-you’s for artists who have inspired me. Byrne was written in the spirit of David Byrne and Talking Heads. As is the case with much of David’s music, Byrne is dancy and quirky, with rhythmic grooves and riffs at the forefront of the music. Thom was written with Thom Yorke in mind. He’s a soulfully gifted singer / songwriter who can take a simple motive and craft it into something beautiful. St. Annie was written with Annie Clark in mind. She’s a breath of fresh air for me and one of my favorite artists. While her project, St. Vincent, is known for a wild stage show, some of my favorite Annie songs are the ones that are stripped down to minimal instrumentation and presentation. I hope this moment in the collection gives listeners a chance to breathe, as Annie’s music does for me. To end the song book, I wanted to write something hopeful. Written in the spirit of Jónsi Birgisson and his band, Sigur Rós, Jónsi threads elements of his musical language with my own percussive way of thinking. Perhaps if Jónsi became a percussionist, he might write something that sounds kind of like this.
Recent Performance
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
2+1 – Marimba Duo
3 Riffs - Timpani , Cello Trio
Almaty - Mallet Octet
Ariel - Percussion Septet
Bloom – Marimba Quartet
Catching Shadows (percussion sextet version) – Percussion Sextet
Catching Shadows (marimba duo version) – Marimba Duo
Flow (Trevino) - Percussion Quartet
Glimmer – Percussion Duo, Cello, Piano
Into the Air – Marimba Duo
Make a Joyful Noise - Percussion 14
Memento– Marimba
Pajarito - Percussion Octet
Song Book, Volume 1 – Marimba
Song Book, Volume 2 – Marimba
Song Book, Volume 3 – Wind Quintet, Percussion
Six (Trevino) – Percussion Sextet - Mallets
Skylarkers – Marimba, Cello quintet, Chamber Ensemble
Space Junk - Percussion Quartet
Thank You - Percussion Nonet
Time is Relative - Percussion (8-11)
Watercolor Sun - Percussion Quartet, Marimba Quartet - Shared 4.3 Octave Marimba