Velocities for Solo Marimba *

A$110.00

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MP420.3SCH-VEL

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Velocities for Solo Marimba *: each
Composer: Schwantner J

Of his 1990 commission 'Velocities' from the Percussive Arts Society, composer Joseph Schwantner writes: The music, as the title suggests, is characterized by continuously changing textures of rapidly articulated pitches within a framework of continually shifting meters. The linear, harmonic and gestural elements of the work are derived from four, five, six and seven-note pitch sets. The first major division ("relentlessly , with energy and intensity") opens with a series of aggressive articulations of a repeating harmonic idea followed by wave-like ostinato figures presented in 7/8 meter. The second principal section continues with persistent sixteenth-notes, and rhythmic ideas and gestures framed in triple meter. The last major section re-engages the primary musical elements presented and developed earlier, and leads to a forceful and spirited conclusion. © Joseph Schwantner

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