Qilyaun
General Info
Year of Published: 1998
Publisher: Chester Music
Duration: 00:15:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Cost: Score and Parts - $19.99 | Score Only - $0.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Bass Drum
Player 2: Bass Drum
Player 3: Bass Drum
Player 4: Bass Drum
Errata
Program Notes
"Qilyaun" is the Iñupiaq word for the shaman's drum. Translated literally, it means "device of power". The drum is the shaman's vehicle for spirit journeys. The shaman rides the sound of the drum to and from the spirit world.
Commissioned by the Fairbanks Symphony Association, the piece is dedicated to Scott Deal, who gave its first performances. Qilyaun traverses a continuum of rhythm. From the rapid-fire streams of the opening, the dummers gradually decelerate to sustained rolls in the middle and then gradually accelerate again to the unison ending.
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Percussion Trio
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Always very soft
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Prophecies of Fire
Qilyaun
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Others
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