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[[Cameron Sinclair]]
[[Cameron Sinclair]]
== General Info ==
== General Info ==
'''Year''': 1985<br /-->
'''Year of Published''': 1985<br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[Scottish Music Centre]]<br /-->
'''Publisher''': [[Scottish Music Centre]]<br /-->
'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
'''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
'''Duration''':  00:12:00<br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - £22.50  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - £22.50  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->


== Instrumentation ==
== Instrumentation ==
Player 1: glockenspiel & shaker<br /-->
Player 1: [[Glockenspiel]] & [[Shaker]]<br /-->
Player 2: vibraphone (no motor - with bass bow & mallets)<br /-->
Player 2: [[Vibraphone]] (no motor - with bass bow & mallets)<br /-->
Player 3: marimba<br /-->
Player 3: [[Marimba]]<br /-->
Player 4: upturned cymbal on large timpano & marimba<br /-->
Player 4: upturned cymbal on large timpano & marimba<br /-->
Player 5: marimba<br /-->
Player 5: [[Marimba]]<br /-->
Player 6: marimba<br /-->
Player 6: [[Marimba]]<br /-->
Player 7: suspended cymbal (with bass bow & mallets) & marimba<br /-->
Player 7: suspended cymbal (with bass bow & mallets) & [[Marimba]]<br /-->
Player 8: bass drum & shaker<br /-->
Player 8: [[Bass Drum]] & [[Shaker]]<br /-->


== Program Notes ==
== Program Notes ==

Latest revision as of 01:54, 25 October 2026

Cameron Sinclair

General Info

Year of Published: 1985
Publisher: Scottish Music Centre
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Duration: 00:12:00
Cost: Score and Parts - £22.50   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Shaker
Player 2: Vibraphone (no motor - with bass bow & mallets)
Player 3: Marimba
Player 4: upturned cymbal on large timpano & marimba
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Marimba
Player 7: suspended cymbal (with bass bow & mallets) & Marimba
Player 8: Bass Drum & Shaker

Program Notes

Shifting Sands was written immediately after Funk Loops and uses similar forces in a stark minimalist style. It opens mysteriously with free-floating sounds that outline the melodic material of the piece, before it is propelled into a motoric section with close canons and tight interlocking patterns.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Multiple Percussion

Automata
Etude No. 6 Ritournelle
Oreiad
Vaya Puente
Zonal 1

Vibraphone

Nachtgedicht

Marimba/Xylophone

Spiral
Tarentella (Sinclair)

Snare Drum

Antrieb
Marche Cassé

Timpani

Ceremonial (Sinclair)
3 Tanzen

Mallet Ensemble

Funk Loops - Vibraphone and 3 Marimba
Shifting Sands (Sinclair) - 8 Players
Time Gentlemen, Please - 4 Players

Percussion Ensemble

Cyclops - 2 Players

With Other Instruments

The Fly - Oboe; Percussion; Electronics

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