Quintus - Robert Paterson
for clarinet violin, cello, marimba and piano
Duration: 7'
Winner of the Society for New Music Brian Israel Prize
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?cPath=103_137&main_page=product_info&products_id=3561
For More Information: http://robertpaterson.com/quintus
PROGRAM NOTE
In medieval music, ‘quintus’ means the fifth voice or part. In Quintus, I highlight each part, usually as a solo, but sometimes two at a time, either in rhythmic unison or with a kind of call and response. Unless the solos are exposed, such as in the piano part, they are often backed by a virtual drumset consisting of percussive sounds made by the other instruments. A bass drum sound is created with deadstrokes on the marimba and by striking the body of the cello, a snare drum is created with clarinet multiphonics (playing more than one note at a time) and high marimba notes. Other sections just groove along, often with the marimbist playing a funky pattern using “marimshots” in
