...All things hastened back to Unity
General Info
Year of Published: 2004
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Level: Advanced
Cost: $65.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel & Crotales & Marimba (shared w/player 5) & Vibraphone (shared with player 3)
Player 2: Xylophone & Glockenspiel & Vibraphone (shared with player 4)
Player 3: Vibraphone(shared with player 1) & Glockenspiel
Player 4: Vibraphone(shared with player 2)
Player 5: [Vibraphone]](shared with player 10) & Marimba(shared with player 1) & conga
Player 6: Marimba & Glockenspiel
Player 7: Marimba
Player 8: Marimba
Player 9: Marimba
Player 10: Marimba & Vibraphone (shared with player 5)
Player 11: 4 concert Tom-toms & small Bass Drum & piccolo Woodblock & Suspended cymbal
Player 12: Splash Cymbal & Hi hat & Suspended Cymbal & 4 brake drums
Player 13: Log Drum & 2 Woodblocks & Conga & pedal bass drum & Suspended cymbal
Program Notes
...all things hastened back to Unity uses Greek philosopher Xenophanes' quote as a basis for its structure and motivic development. From an eight measure chord progression and a single arpeggiation pattern come all melodic and rhythmic material for the work. As with most of my compositions, musical personalities are introduced and developed within an abstract social context. By using organic self-containment, all musical motion and expression maintain relevance to the global macrocosm. In a simple way, the musical language has fractal properties: the overall architecture is illuminated by the actions of each musical moment.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
...All things hastened back to Unity – Percussion (13)
Boundary Waters – Solo Percussion; Marimba
Choice – Solo Percussion; Marimba
Concertante Diversion – Percussion Sextet; Tape
Conga Mix – Percussion Trio; Conga
Conga Mix – Solo Percussion; Multiple Percussion; Conga; Tape
Conga Stück – Percussion Quartet
Conga Stück – Percussion Duo; Conga
Dulcimer Dream – Percussion Duo; Marimba; Vibraphone
First Reflection – Solo Percussion; Marimba
Five Concert Etudes – Solo Percussion; Marimba
In Light of Three – Solo Percussion; Tape; Clarinet; Mallet
It's Destiny...Gasp! – Percussion Octet; Voice
Mountain Images – Percussion Quintet
Prelude to Elaboration – Percussion Trio
Ringing Webs of Metal Threads – Percussion Duo; Vibraphone
Seconds Lost – Percussion Duo; Marimba
Skin Tensor – Percussion Trio; Tom-tom
Slap shift – Percussion Sextet; Conga
Socca Phase – Percussion Duo
Trio Passacaglia, vers. 2 – Percussion Trio; Vibraphone; Marimba