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[[ | [[Kevin Volans]] | ||
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== General Info == | == General Info == | ||
'''Year''': <br /--> | '''Year''': 1998<br /--> | ||
'''Duration''': c. | '''Duration''': c. 27:00<br /--> | ||
'''Difficulty''': | '''Difficulty''': Advanced<br /--> | ||
'''Publisher''': [[ | '''Publisher''': [[Chester]]<br /--> | ||
'''ISBN''':978-0-7119-9224-5<br /--> | |||
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00<br /--> | '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00<br /--> | ||
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== Instrumentation == | == Instrumentation == | ||
[[Multiple Percussion]] <br> | [[Multiple Percussion]]: 15 drums, 14 metals <br> | ||
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== Program Notes == | == Program Notes == | ||
As is often the case with percussion music, this piece was written blind, so to speak: the first draft is little more than a proposal to the percussionist who lets the composer know what is possible and what isn’t. Despite working with percussion for a number of years I have always underestimated both the percussionists’ abilities and the demands I make on them. What may appear as a moderate piece on the keyboard is amplified a hundredfold in difficulty and effect when translated, say, on to drums. | |||
I wrote Akrodha (meaning ‘freedom from anger’ for Jonny in 1998. When I arrived to rehearse with him, I rested in the adjoining room while he warmed up. Suddenly I heard what sounded like a whole tribe of drummers going wild next door. It turned out I had written, to my embarrassment, an unspeakably difficult piece, and Jonny, without a murmur, had followed my demands to the letter. | |||
The piece is in two movements, one with metal instruments and one with drums, and is dedicated to Jon | |||
commission: Swedish Concert Institute; premiere: Stockholm New Music Festival, Jonny Axelsson, soloist | |||
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== Works for Percussion by this Composer == | == Works for Percussion by this Composer == | ||
{{ | {{Volans, Kevin Works}}<br/> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:09, 5 December 2022
General Info
Year: 1998
Duration: c. 27:00
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: Chester
ISBN:978-0-7119-9224-5
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Multiple Percussion: 15 drums, 14 metals
Program Notes
As is often the case with percussion music, this piece was written blind, so to speak: the first draft is little more than a proposal to the percussionist who lets the composer know what is possible and what isn’t. Despite working with percussion for a number of years I have always underestimated both the percussionists’ abilities and the demands I make on them. What may appear as a moderate piece on the keyboard is amplified a hundredfold in difficulty and effect when translated, say, on to drums.
I wrote Akrodha (meaning ‘freedom from anger’ for Jonny in 1998. When I arrived to rehearse with him, I rested in the adjoining room while he warmed up. Suddenly I heard what sounded like a whole tribe of drummers going wild next door. It turned out I had written, to my embarrassment, an unspeakably difficult piece, and Jonny, without a murmur, had followed my demands to the letter.
The piece is in two movements, one with metal instruments and one with drums, and is dedicated to Jon
commission: Swedish Concert Institute; premiere: Stockholm New Music Festival, Jonny Axelsson, soloist
Errata
Awards
Commercial Discography
Recent Performances
To submit a performance please join the TEK Percussion Database
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Akrodha - Multiple Percussion
Asanga - Multiple Percussion
Chakra - Percussion Trio
Chakra for 3 percussionists and orchestra (Volans) - Percussion Trio; Orchestra
Concerto for Solo Percussion and Ensemble (Volans) - Multiple Percussion; Chamber Ensemble
She who sleeps with a small blanket - Multiple Percussion
Additional Resources
References