Fomalhaut
General Info
Publisher: Japan Percussion Center
Duration: 00:05:02
Cost: ¥3,000
Instrumentation
Player 1: Temple Block(low) Timpani(29’) Timbales Hi-hat Cymbals Vibraslap
Player 2: Temple Block(mid.high) Timpani(23’) Tom-toms(2) Chainese Cymbal Maracas
Player 3: Temple Block(midium) Bass Drum Floor Tom Snare Drum Suspended Cymbal Triangle
Player 4: Temple Block(high) Timpani(26’) Congas(2) Ride Cymbal Guiro
Player 5: Temple Block(mid.low) Timpani(32’) Bongo Splash Cymbal Flexatone
Description
This piece was composed especially for the JPC Ensemble Collection 2019. Each of the five players performs on a unique setup featuring different pitches and timbres, intertwining to create a rich ensemble texture. The piece begins in a minimalist style with repeated strikes on wooden fish (mokugyo), leading into a spirited first section with soloistic exchanges among the drums. The middle section features mysterious timpani glissandi and waltz-like phrases, before driving energetically toward a powerful finale. The composition concludes by returning to the same wooden fish ostinato heard at the opening.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo Works
7/8 for Snare Drum
Moonset - Marimba
Sonatina for Percussion and Piano
Ensemble Works
Aldebaran March - 6 Players
Celestial Anthology - 5 Players
Gemini - 8 Players
Kagen no Tsuki - Dance - 3 Players
Mira - 7 Players
The Big Dipper - 7 Players
Three Pieces for percussion quartet - 4 Players
Typhoeus - 8 Players