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== General Info == | == General Info == | ||
'''Year''': 1995 <br /--> | |||
'''Year''': | '''Publisher''': [[Boosey & Hawkes]]<br /--> | ||
''' | '''Difficulty''': Advanced<br /--> | ||
'''Difficulty''': | '''Duration''': 00:10:00 <br /--> | ||
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'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00<br /--> | '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00<br /--> | ||
== Instrumentation == | == Instrumentation == | ||
[[ | Drums: 2 Set of [[Bongos]] & 4 [[Tom Tom]]s & 2 [[Timbales]] & [[Bass Drum]]<br /--> | ||
Cymbals: [[Suspended Cymbal]] (Small and Large) & [[Tam Tam]]<br /--> | |||
Auxiliary Percussion: [[Triangle]] (Small and Large) & [[Temple Blocks]] & 3 [[Wood Blocks]] & [[Bell Tree]]<br /--> | |||
== Program Notes == | == Program Notes == | ||
commission: [[Evelyn Glennie]] | commission: [[Evelyn Glennie]] | ||
== Composer's Notes == | |||
In writing Reaching Out I wanted to create a work where the musical argument was based on rhythm, dynamics and phrasing, on a level equal to that of, say, a string quartet, rather than merely exploiting the instruments’ tonal characteristics. I have limited my choice of percussion as much as possible, and specifically to instruments of indefinite pitch. The inspiration for the title was sparked by suggestions from the work’s sponsor, British Telecom, concerning the progress achieved through the expansion of telecommunications in Scotland, and to the islands in particular. I began to imagine the different instruments as small islands, gradually ‘reaching out’ and communicating with each other, becoming more rapid and complex as the piece progresses. In another sense there is also the physical reaching out by the performer. The work begins with quiet playing of bongos in the centre of a semicircle; as the music progresses the performer moves to the adjacent drums in both directions, eventually ‘reaching out’ to encompass all the instruments. | |||
== Errata == | == Errata == | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 17 July 2026
General Info
Year: 1995
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:10:00
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Instrumentation
Drums: 2 Set of Bongos & 4 Tom Toms & 2 Timbales & Bass Drum
Cymbals: Suspended Cymbal (Small and Large) & Tam Tam
Auxiliary Percussion: Triangle (Small and Large) & Temple Blocks & 3 Wood Blocks & Bell Tree
Program Notes
commission: Evelyn Glennie
Composer's Notes
In writing Reaching Out I wanted to create a work where the musical argument was based on rhythm, dynamics and phrasing, on a level equal to that of, say, a string quartet, rather than merely exploiting the instruments’ tonal characteristics. I have limited my choice of percussion as much as possible, and specifically to instruments of indefinite pitch. The inspiration for the title was sparked by suggestions from the work’s sponsor, British Telecom, concerning the progress achieved through the expansion of telecommunications in Scotland, and to the islands in particular. I began to imagine the different instruments as small islands, gradually ‘reaching out’ and communicating with each other, becoming more rapid and complex as the piece progresses. In another sense there is also the physical reaching out by the performer. The work begins with quiet playing of bongos in the centre of a semicircle; as the music progresses the performer moves to the adjacent drums in both directions, eventually ‘reaching out’ to encompass all the instruments.
Errata
Awards
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Phantom Moon - Percussion Duo; Flute
Pulse (Horne) - Marimba
Reaching Out - Multiple Percussion
Rush (Horne) - Multiple Percussion
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