Bass Drum, Chimes, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percuss...(+)
Bass Drum, Chimes,
Glockenspiel, Percussion,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Percussion 3,
Percussion 4, Spring
Coil, Tam-tam,
Vibraphone, Wind Chimes
SKU: PR.11440986S
Composed by William
Kraft. Full score. With
Standard notation. 27
pages. Duration 10
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-40986S.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.11440986S).
UPC:
680160014651.
Here
I have adapted a standard
musical form to a
contemporary medium. The
concertino is a small
concerto: a one-movement
work that draws upon the
basic principles of the
concerto form - two
bodies of sound which at
times compete, contrast,
or act together. The
piece explores the
musical possibilities of
Roto-toms. The sound of
these drums is a cross
between a tom-tom and a
timpani, and their pitch
is changed by rotating
the drum. During the
course of the work, the
various effects used
include pitch and
fingernail glissandi;
playing on the rims; and
playing on the heads with
fingers, brushes, timpani
sticks, wood mallets or
rattan. Harmonics on the
octave and the fourth
above the fundamental
pitch are produced by the
drums when weights (in
this case, small pitched
cymbales called crotales)
are placed in the center
of the drum heads. In
return the drum itself
acts a resonator for the
crotales, which also have
a fundamental pitch when
played on the face and a
partial a fifth above
when played on the center
dome. The opening section
of the concertino
introduces a motive,
played by the soloist,
while the ensemble
sustains a bowed chord on
the vibraphone. Following
this cadenza-like
introduction, the piece
gradually moves into a
bright 6/8 tempo that is
characterized by constant
sixteenth notes in all
parts. After a brief
period of interaction,
the ensemble continues
its sixteenth notes
patterns and the soloist
plays and improvised
solo. Next, an interlude
is presented by the
ensemble which leads to a
dramatic recapitulation
by the soloist of the
motivic material. A
thematically-derived coda
concludes the work.
Encounters VI,
commissioned by Remo
Belli, is dedicated to
Jennifer Kraft, the
composer's daughter. The
premiere performance took
place in 1976 at the MENC
National Convention in
Atlantic City, New
Jersey, and was performed
by the Temple University
Percussion Ensemble
conducted by Glenn
Steele. --William
Kraft.