Product Description
The COVID Awakening is
a marimba quartet for two 5.0 octave instruments. This piece is inspired by
minimalism and minimalist compositional techniques combined with layering found
in West African drumming, though it is not the only source of this specific
technique. It was written during the beginning of the summer of 2020, when the
Coronavirus, COVID-19, had started its grips on the United States in the forms
of illness, death, and economic and emotional distress. This piece reflects on
these early feelings of quarantines and sheltering in place, and using the
techniques listed above the listeners are pulled in to listen between the
notes. These reflections are found not in the music itself, but is different
with every listen. The listeners ears will venture as they wish, and make this
piece new with every performance, even though the notes and rhythms never
change.
Instrumentation:
Two 5.0 octave marimbas,
though only one marimba needs to be the full range. Marimba 1 can be a much
smaller instrument if necessary.
Id suggest using
rubber/latex mallets. Unless the performance is in a reasonably dry hall, this
articulation and tone benefit does wonders for this piece. Each player needs
only 2 mallets.
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