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Player 9: 5 Medium [[Tom Tom]]s <br> | Player 9: 5 Medium [[Tom Tom]]s <br> | ||
Player 10: 2 [[Bass Drum]] & [[Tam Tam]]<br> | Player 10: 2 [[Bass Drum]] & [[Tam Tam]]<br> | ||
| − | Player 11: 2 Large [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Bass Drum]] & Musical Saw<br> | + | Player 11: 2 Large [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Bass Drum]] & Musical Saw & [[Double Bass]]<br> |
== Program Notes == | == Program Notes == | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 2 February 2023
General Info
Year: 1969
Duration: c.
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: WarnerBros
ISBN: 978-0-7692-8217-6
Cost: Score and Parts - $14.95 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Player 1: 5 Wood Blocks & Claves & Triangle
Player 2: Temple Blocks & 5 Meditation Bells & Maracas & 5 Flower Pots
Player 3: 2 Medium Gongs & Musical Saw
Player 4: 5 Crystal Glass & Wood Rattle & Rasp & Large Elephant Bell
Player 5: 5 Cowbells & 5 Brake Drums & Guiro & Musical Saw
Player 6: 3 Muted Gongs & Thunder Sheet & 2 Large Temple Bowls
Player 7: Teponazli & Large Temple Bell & Musical Saw
Player 8: 5 High Tom Toms & Water Gong
Player 9: 5 Medium Tom Toms
Player 10: 2 Bass Drum & Tam Tam
Player 11: 2 Large Suspended Cymbal & Bass Drum & Musical Saw & Double Bass
Program Notes
from the ballet "Orpheus"
Online Review
"Fifth Simfony" for percussion quartet (written in 1939) and "The Drums of Orpheus" for eleven percussionist (from the ballet Orpheus) display an interest in color and rhythmic treatment reflected in other works by Lou Harrison, who has earned a distinguished reputation for his contributions to 20th-century music. Both works draw upon a large and eclectic inventory of instruments, including those inspired by non-Western sources such as temple bowls and temple bells, gongs and sistra, as well as less "exotic" items such as flower pots, brake drums and musical saws. In the three-movement "Fifth Simfony," short, often syncopated rhythmic motives are manipulated in contrapuntal fashion. In "The Drums of Orpheus," rhythm patterns are repeated to create musical statements several measures in length, forming a complex musical fabric comprised of as many as 11 different strata of sound. These works provide an excellent opportunity to experience the rich flavors and rhythmic characteristics that impart the earthy vitality and excitement found in music of non-Western origins. - John R. Raush, December 1999 [1]
Commercial Discography
Recent Performances
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Concerto Works
Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra: with Violin
Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Octet; Organ, Piano
First Concerto - Percussion Duo and Flute
Percussion Trio Works
Tributes to Charon (Passage Through Darkness/Counterdance in the Spring)
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed (for Dance and Percussion) - with Flute & Dancer
Oriental
Percussion Quartet Works
Canticle No. 3 - with Ocarina & Guitar
Canticle No. 5
Double Music - Cage/Harrison
Fifth Simfony
Fugue (Harrison)
Simfony No. 13
The Song of Queztecoatl
Percussion Quintet Works
Bomba (Harrison)
Canticle No. 1
Suite
Large Percussion Ensemble Works
Double Fanfare - 12 Players
Labyrinth No. 3 - 11 Players
Orpheus - for the Singer to the Dance - 15 Players with Solo Voice & Chorus
Others
Ariadne - Solo Percussion and Flute acc.
Beverly's Troubadour Piece - Percussion and Harp
Serenade - Percussion; Guitar
Suite No. 1 - Percussion; Guitar
The Drums of Orpheus - from the ballet "Orpheus"
Additional Resources
References