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== General Info == | == General Info == | ||
Year of Published: 2004 <br/> | '''Year of Published''': 2004<br /--> | ||
Publisher: [[C. Alan Publications]] <br/> | '''Publisher''': [[C. Alan Publications]]<br /--> | ||
Difficulty: Advanced <br/> | '''Difficulty''': Medium Advanced <br /--> | ||
Duration: 00:06:15 <br/> | '''Duration''': 00:06:15 <br /--> | ||
Cost: $65.00 <br/> | '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $65.00 | Digital Score and Parts - $65.00<br /--> | ||
== Instrumentation == | == Instrumentation == | ||
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== Program Notes == | == Program Notes == | ||
Surge was commissioned by Dr. Blake Wilkins and the Moores School of Music Percussion Ensemble | Surge (2003) was commissioned by Dr. Blake Wilkins and the Moores School of Music Percussion Ensemble for a premiere performance at the 2003 Percussive Arts Society International Conference. Focused around swelling chords, driving rhythms and a highly syncopated and energetic tune, this work constantly gathers momentum until ending on a rapidly pulsing chord in the upper register of the keyboards.<ref>https://robsmithcomposer.com/percussion/surge/</ref> | ||
=== Review === | |||
REVIEW: Univ. of Houston Percussion Ensemble CD Surge, ClassicsToday.com, February 2006<Br> | |||
“Surge, the title piece by Rob Smith, is an entertaining pop/minimalist essay…full of fun along the way.” | |||
REVIEW: Univ. of Houston Percussion Ensemble CD Surge, Sequenza21.com, March 2006<br> | |||
“Surge is a brisk post-minimal work, fueled by a propulsive, syncopated ostinato and adorned with cymbal splashes and pulsating vibraphone and marimba chords. It operates at a fairly relentless pace, but Smith provides abundant variety within this fast tempo spectrum by employing frequent metric shifts; he rachets up the intensity to breakneck speed by the work’s conclusion.”< | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:16, 22 July 2026
General Info
Year of Published: 2004
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Medium Advanced
Duration: 00:06:15
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Digital Score and Parts - $65.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Xylophone 1
Player 2: Xylophone 2
Player 3: Vibraphone 1 & Egg Shaker
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Marimba 4
Player 9: 2 Ride Cymbal (High, Medium) & Splash Cymbal & Chinese Cymbal & 4 Cowbell (Large) & Congas & Hi-Hat
Player 10: Snare Drum & Bongos & Hi-Hat & Tam Tam & Suspended Cymbal
Player 11: 2 Conga & Suspended Cymbal & Tambourine & Dumbek
Player 12: Concert Bass Drum & Suspended Cymbal (Small)
Program Notes
Surge (2003) was commissioned by Dr. Blake Wilkins and the Moores School of Music Percussion Ensemble for a premiere performance at the 2003 Percussive Arts Society International Conference. Focused around swelling chords, driving rhythms and a highly syncopated and energetic tune, this work constantly gathers momentum until ending on a rapidly pulsing chord in the upper register of the keyboards.[1]
Review
REVIEW: Univ. of Houston Percussion Ensemble CD Surge, ClassicsToday.com, February 2006
“Surge, the title piece by Rob Smith, is an entertaining pop/minimalist essay…full of fun along the way.”
REVIEW: Univ. of Houston Percussion Ensemble CD Surge, Sequenza21.com, March 2006
“Surge is a brisk post-minimal work, fueled by a propulsive, syncopated ostinato and adorned with cymbal splashes and pulsating vibraphone and marimba chords. It operates at a fairly relentless pace, but Smith provides abundant variety within this fast tempo spectrum by employing frequent metric shifts; he rachets up the intensity to breakneck speed by the work’s conclusion.”<
Errata
Awards
Commercial Discography
Online Recordings
Recent Performances
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Breaking Point - Multiple Percussion
Mainspring - Percussion 12
Sprint - Percussion 12
Sprung-Out - Percussion Sextet
Surge - Percussion 12
Additional Resources
References