Glaciers
String Orchestra Harp, Piano Marimba Timpani and 2 Bass Drums (Duration: 10’15”)
Gillian R. Menichino
© Copyright Gillian Menichino 2012
Glaciers
String Orchestra Harp, Piano Marimba Timpani and 2 Bass Drums (Duration: 10’15�)
Gillian R. Menichino
Glaciers is designed around the impact upon striking the bass drum with its mallet and expanding and elongating the resonances produced. Treating these as main musical themes binding together the entire of the piece solidifies the overall character of the piece. In doing so, I began with a dialogue between the bass drum and timpani set apart from each other on opposite sides of the orchestra echoing one another and exhibiting their slight differences in color as they project sound across to the audience. Experimentation regarding color is carried out through the development of the material originated from the dialogue generated and inspired by the two underlying ideas of impact and resonance. Meanwhile color variation is explored through resonances through the use of the strings, marimba, and combinations of the tremolos from the second bass drum and timpani while the impact feature is explored through the use of the piano, harp, and though striking the drum heads in different places including the rim.
Glaciers H.S play on the hard side of the mallet S.S play on the soft side of the mallet Bass Drum 1 - Large Bass Drum Bass Drum 2 - Small Bass Drum
Gillian R. Menichino
q = 84 robust, pesante
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