Dark Flight

James Campbell

General Info

Year of Published: 2014
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:05:18
Cost: $50.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Chimes & Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Vibraphone
Player 5: Marimba
Player 6: Marimba
Player 7: Marimba & Maracas
Player 8: Timpani
Player 9: Tam Tam & China Cymbal & Hi-Hat & Kick Drum (with Pedal)
Player 10: Vibraphone (Shared with Player 3) & Cajon & Sizzle Cymbal & Tam Tam (Shared with Player 9)
Player 11: Vibraphone (Shared with Player 4) & Djembe & Shaker & Impact Bass Drum
Player 12: Concert Bass Drum & Wind Chimes & Brake Drum & Guiro & Suspended Cymbal & Wood Block

Description

Dark Flight was composed for a percussion ensemble of 12 players. Its title refers to the entry of a meteoroid into Earth’s atmosphere where it becomes a very bright meteor or fireball. Sounds generated by very bright fireballs have been reported, including sonic booms, hissing static, sizzling and even popping sounds. Larger meteors can enter a period known as “dark flight” after deceleration where the meteorite fragments fall at terminal velocity and will essentially be invisible. On February 15, 2013 a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia that injured 1,500 people. All of the injuries were caused mainly from the broken glass of windows that were blown in from the shock wave.

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo

Blue Hammers – Timpani
Engine Room – Multiple Percussion
Rudiments in Rhythm –Snare Drum
Taiko (Campbell) - Multiple Percussion
Tangents (Campbell) – Timpani
Tork – Multiple Percussion

Ensemble

A Parting Shot – Percussion Octet
Batik – Percussion Ensemble (10)
Crash Course – Percussion Octet; Crash Cymbals
Dark Flight - Percussion 12
Mixed Realites - Percussion Septet
Night Hunter - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Plot - Percussion Quartet
Three Amigos – Percussion Sextet

Flexible Percussion Ensemble

A Parting Shot
Alternate Realities
Augmented Realities