Die Glöcke
General Info
Subtitle: 12 Unaccompanied Solos For Glockenspiel
Copyright: 2021
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 32:30 total
Cost: $25.00
Instrumentation
Glockenspiel (3.3-octave, C3 to E6)
With some octave displacement, most of the solos are playable on the more standard 2.5-octave model.
Program Notes
Die Glöcke was commissioned by percussionist Timothy Shuster and the piece is dedicated to him. The title in German means “The Bell,” which is a fitting title for a solo glockenspiel composition. It is also the name of one of Germany's supposed “Wunderwaffe” (Miracle Weapon) devices which is associated with Nazi Occultism, antigravity, and free energy research. I became more interested in composing music that was more tonally centered and wrote 12 movements for a total of 30 minutes of music or a song cycle for glockenspiel. Performers may feel free to mix and match the pieces or only perform several movements at a time.
Recent Performance
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Reflex: 15 Studies for the Intermediate Multi-Percussionist
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