Brian Mark
Invocation For solo percussion, delay pedal, & sound design
April, 2017
Invocation I nvocation calls for solo percussion, digital delay processing pedal, and pre-recorded sound design. From the Latin root “invocare”, Invocation essentially refers to the act of “calling on, invoking, or giving.” Due to the nature of this project, I’m quite fascinated with the concept of certain cultures using percussive instruments to “invoke spirits” or “call on the Gods”, so to speak. The sounds of the delays for the various percussion instruments in this work, combined with the haunting sound design, was my attempt to portray this type of spiritual prayer that is spread throughout various religions, faiths, and cults. Therefore I make no reference to any specific religion or creed, but rather a musical approach to the act of prayer that is universal. Invocation was commissioned by Tim Williams as part of Psappha Ensemble’s Composing for Percussion Scheme and was recorded at Hallé St. Michaels in Manchester, England on May 6, 2017. -Brian Mark
* Please note that a digital delay-processing pedal (indicated when pressing: up and down arrows over the first and last bar respectively) is required for this piece. The pedal should have a delay time of at least 2500 milliseconds or 2.5 seconds. The performer is to be accompanied by the pre-recorded soundtrack provided, as the tempo is a constant quarter note/crotchet at 60 bpm. In addition, the soundtrack of the sound sources should be channeled into separate speakers from a laptop computer, as the cues of the material should line up based on the entrances notated in the score.
Score
Invocation
Meditative and Hypnotic (q = 60) Temple Bell
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
9
Perc. 1
÷
÷ 44 œ p
Perc. 2
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
÷
Ó
∑
∑
œ F
Œ
œ F
(With Bow)
wæ
∑
∑
œ P
Œ
Œ
Ó
(with Soft Beaters)
œ P
∑
Ó
∑
Œ
Ó
œ p
∑ Ocean Drum
∑ Œ
Tam Tam
‰
(With Bow - Slowly)
Œ
Ó ∑
œ J f
œ J
‰
Entrance of Swelling Choirchords Patch
∑
œ F
Œ
∑
© 2017 by Brian Mark (ASCAP)
∑ Ó
œ p
Œ
∑ Tam Tam
‰
œ J f
œ J
‰
O
∑
∑ Ó
wæ
(Shake very slowly)
F
O
Ó
(with Soft Beaters)
∑
∑
wæ
∑
∑
œ F
∑
∑
∑
∑ wæ P
Entrance of Bowed Big Metals Sound Design Patch
∑
∑
O
∑
Ó ∑
Waterphone
∑
Y
Temple Bell
∑
F
O
÷
œ Œ P
Brian Mark
∑
∑
÷ wæ
23
Ó
∑
Temple Bell
÷
Œ
(with Soft Beaters)
÷ 44
16
Perc. 1
1
commissioned by the Psappha Ensemble
Ó
∑ Ó
(with Soft Beaters)
œ
F
Œ
Ó
2
Invocation 30
Perc. 2
Vib.
(Tam Tam)
÷ œ
P
Œ
Ó ∑
& 37
Perc. 2
Perc. 3 (2 Pitch Instr)
Vib.
÷
Perc. 3
∑
∑
& 㠌
51
∑
∑
ã
44
∑
∑
j œ ‰ Œœ ‰ J
˙˙ .
∑ w Œ F
Œ
œ P
∑
F 6
Œ
Ó
(with Soft Beaters)
∑
6
6
Ó ∑
∑
≈œœœœœœœœœœœœœŒ f
‰ œ ˙ J
œ F
j ‰ Œ œ œ ‰ J
˙˙ .
(With Bow) Motor Off
Tam Tam
(Log Drum)
F
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑ ∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
œ œ œ œ œœœ≈œœÓ 6 F
Œ
Perc. 1
Perc. 3
œ œ ã œ æ œ æ Ó æ æ P F
∑ Tom Tom (Rubber Sticks)
∑ ‰ œJ œ œ œ ‰ Œ æ æ æ æJ F f
∑
∑
∑
∑
‰ œ ˙ J ∑
Log Drum (Soft Vibe Sticks) 6 ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œR ≈ ‰ Ó
F
≈ œœœœœœœœ‰ Œ f
Waterphone
÷
bw Πf
∑
∑
Woodblocks (Rubber Sticks)
∑
wæ P
6
∑
∑
3
œ F
(With Bow - Slowly)
∑
Œ
Ó ∑
∑
∑ ∑
3
Invocation Temple Bell
58
Perc. 1
÷
∑
Tam Tam
Perc. 2
÷ œ
f
Œ
Ó
(with Soft Beaters)
65
Perc. 1
÷
69
Perc. 1
÷
∑ œ F
Œ
Ó
œ P Ocean Drum
wæ
∑
∑
∑ Œ
Ó
∑
œ F
Œ (with Soft Ó Beaters)
œ P
∑
∑
∑
æ w
(Shake very slowly)
O
Temple Bell
∑
Œ
Ó
wæ
F
O
wæ
O
∑
∑
wæ
F
œ p
(With Bow)
Œ
Ó
O
∑
U
∑
London, UK February 2017
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