Percussion Duo (Wuorinen)

Charles Wuorinen

General Info

Year: 1979
Duration: c. 14:00
Difficulty: Advanced (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Edition Peters
Cost: Score and Parts - $51.00 ​  |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player I: Multiple Percussion

Player II: Piano

Program Notes

My PERCUSSION DUO was a joint commission from Steven Schick and James Avery, both then of the University of Iowa. These artists gave the first performance on 20 October 1979 at the University.

The work is in an unproblematic single movement, and for most of its length, it treats the two members of the duet as a single sonority. The percussion (vibraphone and marimba only) compensates by having two timbres at its disposal for the fact that its range cannot match that of the more expansive piano. But through this device, real equality between the two players is achieved.

-CW

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Eleven Short Pieces - Vibraphone, Violin
Grand Union - Multiple Percussion, Cello
Invention for Percussion Quintet - Percussion Quintet
Janissary Music - Multiple Percussion
Marimba Variations - Marimba
Metagong - Percussion Duo, (2) Pianos
Percussion Duo (Wuorinen) - Percussion Duo
Percussion Quartet (Wuorinen) - Percussion Quartet
Percussion Symphony - Percussion Ensemble (24)
Ringing Changes - Percussion Ensemble (10), (2) Pianos
Second Percussion Symphony - Percussion (14)
Spinoff - Violin, Double Bass, Congas
Xenolith - Multiple Percussion, Viola