Unintended Consequence
General Info
Year: 2021
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Level: Advanced
Duration: 00:09:10
Cost: $50.00
Overview
Unintended Consequence starts with a simple, four-note motive and proceeds to take the listener on several twists and turns. This exciting work is perfect for an advanced high school or college ensemble concert.
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Chimes & 2-octave Crotales
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Vibraphone
Player 5: 4-octave Marimba
Player 6: 5-octave Marimba
Player 7: 4 Timpani
Player 8: China Cymbal & Hi-Hat & Snare Drum & Impact Drum
Player 9: 4 Concert Tom-Toms
Player 10: Triangle & Shaker & Brake Drum & Tam-Tam
Program Notes
Unintended Consequence starts with a simple, four-note motive — B, D, E, F — repeated several times before extending to a fifth pitch, a return to B. This motive fails to clarify any specific intent or resolution and thus lays the foundation for this work that explores multiple tangents, or “consequences,” that can be derived from the ambiguous but aggressive opening. A hint at one of these tangents appears just 15 measures into the piece, as the key shifts suddenly to C minor (or perhaps E-flat major). After only flirting attempts at melodic material, the ostinato gives way shortly to a return to the opening ensemble figures. Taking a different turn as to where that simple motive might lead, the ensemble fades suddenly into a haunting melody set in a much slower 3/4 time and voiced in the crotales. Increasing gradually in complexity and layers of sound, the melody finally resolves to an A minor “tonic” chord, but only momentarily as a the faster tempo resumes and draws the ensemble quickly back into the C minor/E-flat major passage, this time complete with a dance-like melody laid over a pseudo-blues progression. As the keyboard instruments taper away, the drums and cymbals take over for a brief interlude before leading the listener back into the A minor melody, this time starting with a full ensemble texture and gradually thinning to just the four metallic keyboards on a sustained dominant harmony. The timpani player enters softly on the temporary A minor tonic before a reprise of the opening ensemble passage, a single phrase of the minor melody, and a return of the original rhythmic ostinato, this time however solidly resolving the work in A minor and fading away to silence.
Works for Percussion by this composer
Solo Works
Solo Works with Orchestra
Solo Works with Wind Ensemble
Solo Works with Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
DUETS
- All Hands on Deck
- COLORING SHEET
- IN TANDEM
- KLEPTOMANIA
- MINOR PLOT
- MUTUAL INTEREST
- OUTSIDE THE BOX
- SUITE MARIMBA
- THANKS FOR LISTENING
- THIS ONE DAY
TRIOS
- All Hands on Deck
- BASIC GEOMETRY
- BULK TRASH
- CC'D
- CHRISTMAS THREE
- Conversations for Percussion Trio
- DUET TRIO
- Hands Up
- LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
- ROUNDABOUT
- TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA
- Wood, Metal, Skin
- XEROSIS
QUARTETS
- ALL HANDS ON DECK
- CHIPBOARD
- FRAMED
- INSTITUTIONALIZED
- LEAVES FELL PLAYFULLY
- OF HANUKKAH
- PADS IN ISOLATION
- SILHOUETTE
- SMALL BOX
- TIGHT QUARTERS
- TING
- ZEUG
QUINTETS
MEDIUM ENSEMBLE
- 120 DEGREES
- BOY OH BOY
- BUBBLEGUM
- BUMP IN THE NIGHT
- CC'D
- CHA-CHA BLUES
- Deck Park Tunnel
- From This Viewpoint
- Hole In The Wall
- Joy of Every Heart
- The Juggler
- LANCERAN SATU SLENDRO
- Northern Workshop
- O Come, O Come, EMMANUEL
- OF HANUKKAH
- Pliplets
- plusFIVE
- Prime Numbers
- Puzzle Pieces
- Shifting Waves
- SOCA-ING WET
- SOME PEOPLE'S KIDS
- STELLER'S JAY
- Tight Quarters
- Tubz
- UNSETTLED SURFACE
- Ups And Downs
- VENN DIAGRAM
- Villanesca
LARGE ENSEMBLE
- Bump in the Night
- Clouds make Songo Away
- Combo Meal
- Danse Macabre
- Molto Vivace
- Spare Change
- Strawberry Blonde
- Unintended Consequence
- Whatcha Baion?
- Northern Workshop