Prim

Áskell Másson

General Info

Year of Published: 1984
Publisher: Editions Bim
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:06:00
Cost: $27.99

Instrumentation

Snare Drum

Program Notes

With Prím (Prime) I continued my attention to the possibilities of the snare srum as a solo instrument, having earlier written a Concert Piece (Konzertstück) for snare drum and orchestra.
Prím is based on a rhythmic pattern which the first fifteen of the prime numbers (1,2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43) give, when one uses 32nd-part notes as a basic unit.

Evelyn Glennie has now played this piece in most parts of the world, but it was commissioned by the Danish percussionist Gert Mortensen, and written in 1984.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

Aura - Multiple Percussion
B2B - Snare Drum
Frum - Multiple Percussion
Ima - Multiple Percussion
Impromptu (Masson) - Marimba
Kim - Snare Drum
Prim - Snare Drum
Sonata I - Marimba
Toccata (Masson) - Roto Toms

Solo with Percussion Ensemble Works

Cosmic Tree - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Crossings - Percussion Duo; Orchestra
Konzertstück for Snare Drum and Percussion Ensemble - Snare Drum; Percussion Sextet

Percussion Ensemble Works

Earth (Silja) - 2 Players
Fo(u)r Mallets - 2 Players
Helfro - 4 Players
Impromtu for Hand Drum - 4 Players
Rhythm Strip - 2 Players
Sindur - 4 Players
The Drop of Water - 3 Player
Tromma - 2 Players

With Piano Works

Konzertstück for Snare Drum and Piano Reduction - Snare Drum
Klukkan - Multiple Percussion

With Other Instruments Works

Glacier - Vibraphone; Saxophone
Melodie - Marimba; Violin/Viola
Partita - Multiple Percussion; Guitar
Seasons - Hand Drum; Clarinet
Twilight - Darabuka; Cello

With Orchestra Works

Capriccio - Darabuka amd Orchestra
Crossings - Percussion Duet; Orchestra
Konzertstück for Snare Drum and Orchestra - Snare Drum; Orchestra
Marimba Concerto (Masson) - Marimba; Orchestra
Ora - Percussion Sextet; Orchestra
Percussion Concerto (Masson) - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra