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Kryptogramma features many wooden textures and sounds to create many interesting effects. Sections of musical lines are split amongst the entire ensemble in a linear fashion that is quite challenging to achieve.
Number of Players: 6
Difficulty: Grade 6
Instrumentation:
Player I: 5 Wood Blocks, 2 Suspended Cymbals, 2 Chinese Cymbals, Tam-Tam, 2 Snare Drums, Timbales, Bass Drum, Thai Gongs (set), Xylophone
Player II: Guiro, Bass Drum, 2 Congas, Tarole, Siren, Cowbell, 2 Suspended Cymbals, 2 Anvils, Slapstick, Vibraphone, Orchestra Bells
Player III: Castanets, 2 Suspended Cymbals, Cabasa, Bongo, 3 Tom-Toms, Cowbell, 2 Chinese Cymbals, Xylomarimba
Player IV: African Drum, Wood Chimes, 2 Suspended Cymbals, 2 Tam-Tams, Slapstick, Vibraphone, Siren
Player V: Marimba, 2 Suspended Cymbals, 2 Anvils, Tam-Tam, Bongos, 3 Tom-Toms, Bass Drum, Orchestra Bells
Player VI: Mokushos, Bongos, 2 Congas, Frame Drum, 2 Cowbells, 2 Suspended Cymbals, Tam-Tam, Vibraphone
Georges Aperghis was born in Athens, Greece, on December 23, 1945. His father Achilles, a sculptor, and his mother Irene, a painter, gave him a rich artistic background in post-war Greece and allowed him great freedom, providing the basis for what has become a highly original, independent career as a composer.
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