The Doomsday Machine
General Info
Year:
Duration: c.
Difficulty: Grade V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Innovative Percussion, Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - $30.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Player 1: 4 Brake Drums & 4 Tin Cans & 4 Cowbells & Ice Bell & Hi-Hat & Opera Gong & Slapstick & Log Drum & Vibraslap
Player 2: Snare Drum & Vibraslap & Earth Plate & Suspended Cymbal & Ribbon Crasher & Wood Block & Crotale
Player 3: Bongos & Congas & Bass Drum & Bass Drum with Pedal & Wood Block & Hi-Hat & Crotale
Player 4: Timpani & 4 Tin Cans & Log Drum & Anvil & Hi-Hat & Chinese Cymbal
Program Notes
The Doomsday Machine is named for an episode from Star Trek, my favorite science fiction series of all time. The "Doomsday Machine" is an enormous weapon, both in size and strength, that was left adrift in space. This war machine was capable of destroying whole planets and was discovered, of course, by Captain Kirk and his crew. The Enterprise ultimately conquered teh "Doomsday Machine" by feeding it another star ship that was set to self destruct. My "Doomsday Machine" is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance. [1]
Review
The Doomsday Machine is a challenging percussion quartet for four multipercussionists. The setup includes timpani, congas, bongos, woodblocks, log drums, mounted vibraslaps, assorted tin cans, and hi-hat cymbals. According to the composer, the piece “is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal, and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance.†- Mark Ford Percussive Notes, April 2001 [2]
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Azure - Marimba
Caritas - Marimba
Cooper - Snare Drum
Concerto for Marimba (Burritt) - Marimba; Chamber Orchestra
Duo Concertante - Concerto for Percussion and Clarinet - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet; Wind Ensemble
Etudes No. 4, 5, 6 - Marimba
Fermo - Marimba
Four Movements for Marimba - Marimba
I Gabbiani - Marimba
Marimba Quartet (Burritt) - Marimba Quartet
Marimbetudes - Marimba
Marimbetudes II - Marimba
October Night - Marimba
Out of the Blue - Marimba; Piano
Preludes 1-5 - Marimba
Rounders - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Scirocco - Marimba
Shadow Chaser (Solo) - Marimba
Shadow Chaser (Ensemble) - Marimba; Percussion Sextet
Spero - Snare Drum; Percussion Trio; Piano
Sticks of Eloquence - Multiple Percussion
The Doomsday Machine - Percussion Quartet
The Offering (Prelude 6) - Marimba
Timeless (Percussion Ensemble Version) - Marimba; Percussion Trio
To the Nines - Marimba; Percussion Trio
Traveling Music - Percussion Octet; Horn
Waking Dreams - Marimba; Percussion Quintet
Willow - Marimba; Percussion Quartet
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