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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Etienne Houben]]<br />
== General Info ==<br />
Difficulty: Intermediate <br/><br />
Duration: 00:08:00 <br/><br />
Cost: €75.00 <br/><br />
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== Instrumentation ==<br />
Player 1: [[Glockenspiel]] <br/><br />
Player 2: [[Vibraphone]] <br/><br />
Player 3: [[Xylophone]] <br/><br />
Player 4: [[Marimba]] 1 <br/><br />
Player 5: [[Marimba]] 2 <br/><br />
Player 6: [[Marimba]] 3 <br/><br />
Player 7: [[Chimes]] <br/><br />
Player 8: [[Timpani]] <br/><br />
Player 9: [[Snare Drum]] (Concert and Marching) & [[Tenor Drum]] <br/><br />
Player 10: [[Snare Drum]] & [[Tenor Drum]] & [[Tambourine]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Kick Drum]] <br/><br />
Player 11: [[Temple Blocks]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Congas]] & [[Floor Tom]] <br/><br />
Player 12: [[Tom Tom]]s & [[Roto Toms]] <br/><br />
Player 13: [[Siren]] & [[Chinese Cymbal]] & [[Triangle]] & [[Anvil]] & [[Claves]] & [[Wind Chimes]] & [[Tambourine]] <br/><br />
Player 14: [[Wood Block]] & [[Whip]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Splash Cymbal]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Anvil]] <br/><br />
Player 15: [[Hand Cymbals]] & [[Ride Cymbal]] & [[Chinese Cymbal]] & [[Tam Tam]] <br/><br />
Player 16: Marching and Concert [[Bass Drum]] <br/><br />
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== Description ==<br />
The concept of 'ZEITGEIST' comes from the German philosopher Johann Gottfried von Shepherd. It is the thinking and acting of our society and politics during a certain time period. The starting point of this composition is my concern about the current Zeitgeist: A time when polarization and populism on the one hand and reason and mutual understanding on the other hand, are fighting for priority. We already see what can happen when a society embarks on this slippery slope. The composition expresses the 'Zeitgeist' as follows: <br />
The exhibition begins as a warning. <br />
The 3 main themes are presented in fragments.<br />
These leitmotifs - the building blocks of this composition are musical translations of Warning, Polarization and Reason. <br />
In the 1st part, Polarization and Reason compete for priority, with the warning-motif sometimes clearly or subliminally present. <br />
In part 2 we hear what polarization can lead to: social unrest, uprising and violence. <br />
The 3rd part expresses the hope that Reason and Tolerance will prevail and that we, despite our differences, can live together peacefully. <br />
However, alertness is always required.<br />
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== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==<br />
{{Houben, Etienne Works}}<br />
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== Reference ==<br />
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[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]<br />
[[Category: Percussion 16 Works]]</div>Rubyng2004