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Percussion Quartet
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Composer's Note:
Topsy-Turvy, was commissioned by Kang-ku Lee and his Akademie Percussion Ensemble, APE. Conceptually, as an example, one person may be playing in 4/4 with another playing in the grouping of 34/16 time (sub-grouped into 16/16 and 18/16 time): 3,3,4,3,3; 3,3,4,3,3,2. This requires significant concentration and a refined feeling for the inner-pulse. A different type of focused energy emerges, which is felt by both the performers. Perhaps Charles Ives dreamed of such a thing?
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2008 APE - Seoul, South Korea
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Text Language - Non English
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instrumental quartet
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Percussion
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Percussion Needed:
1. 3 pair of Chinese opera Cyms, 5 piccolo WBs, 4 taiko drs (ossia: bongos), almglock (C4, D4, E4, Gb4 Ab4, Bb4)
2. 4 taiko drs (ossia: 4 bongos), almglock (C4, C4, E4, Gb4, Ab4, Bb4)
3. 4 taiko drs (ossia: quinto, 2 conga, tumba), almglock (Db4, Eb4, F4, G4, A4, B4)
4. 5 WBs, 5 Korean Gngs