Brettingham-Smith-Ruins of Time, The(S)-P/V/M/3T/X/B/Almg

The Ruins of Time is a challenging work for percussion ensemble. It uses textures and space to convey a sparse mood.

Number of Players: 5
Difficulty: Grade 6
Instrumentation:

Player I: Vibraphone, Med/Low Cymbal, Guiro, Sand Blocks, 3 Woodblocks, 4 Tom-Toms, 3 Triangles, Hi-Hat

Player II: Marimba, High Cymbal, Hi-Hat, 3 Gongs, Tambourine, Rattle, Cylindrical Wood-Drums, 3 Timpani, Chains

Player III: Crash Cymbals, Metal Blocks, Temple Blocks, Quijada, Glass Chimes, Sizzle Cymbal, 3 African Drums, Bass Drum, Carton

Player IV: Xylophone, Med/High Cymbal, 3 Tam-Tams, Bamboo Curtain, Claves, Snare Drum, 3 Bongos

Player V: Glockenspiel, Low Cymbal, Maracas, Castanets, Whip, 2 Congas, Almglocken, Anvil

Jolyon Brettingham Smith was born in Southampton UK 1949. He studied at the Universities of Cambridge (moral sciences), Heidelberg, West-Berlin (musicology and philosophy) and at the Hochschule flir Musik West-Berlin (composition). His main teachers were Derek Bourgeois, Friedhelm Dohl, Ssang Yun.