Raptures of Undream
General Info
Year: 1998
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: Medium Advanced (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Non Sequitur Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $35.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Instrumentation
Player I: Floor Tom, Cymbal
Player II: Floor Tom, Cymbal
Player III: Floor Tom, Cymbal
Player IV: Floor Tom, Cymbal
Player V: Floor Tom, Cymbal
Player VI: Floor Tom, Cymbal
Program Notes
Raptures of Undream was written for the Indiana University Percussion Ensemble, Wilber T. England, director. The piece is scored for six players, armed each with a drum (floor tom) and a cymbal. Overall, the work is divided into four sections delineated by tempo. Rhythmic (and melodic) motives are presented and developed through a series of divergent textures and rhythmic guises. As in other works by the composer, a prominent theme is the contrast between contrapuntal, pointillistic sections and passages of unison rhythm. Essential to the piece is the sense of "groove" (i.e., flavored pulse) which serves as the underpinning to the sometimes wild (and rapturous) rhythmic excursions.[1]
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Chopel Perilous - Snare Drum; With Tape
EDGE (Corrugated Box) - Multiple Percussion; With Tape
Fly Out For Cake - Vibraphone; Piano
Funketude - Multiple Percussion
Interzones - Vibraphone; With Tape
Motion Stasis - Drum Set; With Tape
Portals - Multiple Percussion; With Tape
Raptures of Undream - Percussion Sextet
Recurrences - Marimba
Rituals - Timpani
Stamino-sosti - Percussion Quartet; With Tape
Stunts and Traces - Marimba (6 mallets); With Tape
Torrential Variations - Percussion Duo
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