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[[Julie Spencer]]
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== General Info ==
== General Info ==
 
'''Year of Published''': 1987 <br /-->
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'''Publisher''': [[Norsk]]<br /-->
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
'''Duration''':  c. <br /-->
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'''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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==Movements==
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== Instrumentation ==
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This piece is written for 2 mallets. It requires a performance method that I developed as a student at the Eastman School of Music, the Relaxed Concentration Technique. When applied to two mallet keyboard playing, the technique shifts the focus of attention onto the large muscle groups of the arm instead of the small muscle groups of the hands and fingers.
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In the summer of 1987 I heard a chorus of birds singing in Paris outside the window of the apartment at almost 5 am. It was an experience of simplicity and beauty, which inspired this music.


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Latest revision as of 01:29, 25 October 2026

Julie Spencer

General Info

Year of Published: 1987
Publisher: Norsk
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Duration: c.
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

Instrumentation

Marimba

Program Notes

This piece is written for 2 mallets. It requires a performance method that I developed as a student at the Eastman School of Music, the Relaxed Concentration Technique. When applied to two mallet keyboard playing, the technique shifts the focus of attention onto the large muscle groups of the arm instead of the small muscle groups of the hands and fingers.

In the summer of 1987 I heard a chorus of birds singing in Paris outside the window of the apartment at almost 5 am. It was an experience of simplicity and beauty, which inspired this music.

Errata

Awards

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Marimba Works

After The Storm
Almost 5 A.M.
Bamboo Leaf
Brothers In Peace
Chelsea Window
Color Suite
DJ Dog Demockracy
Ecstatic Sunlight on the Mountain Snow
Ecstatic Sunlight Suite
The Emperors New Clothes
Elim
Everybody Talk About Freedom
Fire Elves
Glowing Horizon at Dawn
Gomer in the Desert
Ice Cream
Mountain Spring
Soulhouse Suite
Summer Music
Swirling Light in the Mist by the Sea
Waterfalls
White Squirrel
Wild Heron

Solo Vibraphone Works

Ask
Tranquility

Solo Percussion with Ensemble Works

7 Souls X a Billion - Multiple Percussion and Orchestra
Before The Beginning - Marimba; Marimba Quartet
Pink Elisa Spring - Marimba; Marimba Duet
Tree Song - Marimba Duo and Orchestra - Marimba Duo and Orchestra
Tribeca Sunflower - Marimba; Marimba Quartet; World Music Ensemble
Waterfalls Concerto (Orchestra Version) - Marimba and Percussion Ensemble
Waterfalls Concerto (Percussion Ensemble Version) - Marimba and Percussion Ensemble
Zalan-Zalan - Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra - Multiple Percussion, Orchestra

Percussion Ensemble Works

Grateful Metamorphosis - 13 Players
Stronger Every Day - 4 Players
When You Hear The Soft Roar When There Is No Sound - 4 Players

With other instrument Works

If You Don't - Women Voice, Marimba, Vibraphone
Hot Chai - Marimba Duet; Marimba, Bass Clarinet
Peace of Mind - Marimba, Piano
Tree Song - Marimba, Flute Duo; 2 Marimbas; Marimba, Piano
Voices for Peace - Flute and Marimba with Vibes and Percussion

Additional Resources



References