Westlake-Malachite Glass (SP) OS - Product Information
"Malachite Glass" came very quickly to me & further explores ideas found in some of my previous works for Synergy such as "Omphalo Centric Lecture". When writing for marimba I always refer to its ancient countpart, the African balofon, the music of which is frequently based on repeated rhythmic ostinati. Throughout "Malachite Glass" two of the percussionists play marimbas. The other two play a selection of traditional & modern percussion instruments & provide the driving "motor" of the piece.
The bass clarinet is treated as an equal rather than as a soloist, & burbles & shakes its way throughout, supporting the rhythmic drive & providing melodic fragments.
- Nigel Westlake
Number of Players: 5
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Player I: Marimba, Daiko, Wind Gong
Player II: Marimba, Lg. Marubo, 2 Woodblocks, Shaker
Player I: 3 Toms, 3 Cowbells, Glockenspiel, Guiro, Kick Drum, Snare Drum, Devil Chaser, Woodblocks, Log Drums
Player I: 2 Timp, Ride, Crash, Splash, 4 Cowbells, Devil Chaser, 3 Woodblocks, Temple Blocks, Snare Drum, 3 Toms, Cabassa, Wind Gong, Shaker
Nigel Westlake's career in music has spanned more than 3 decades. He studied the clarinet with his father, Donald Westlake (a prominent Australian musician & principal clarinetist with the Sydney Symphony orchestra 1961-1979) & subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music. Nigel toured Australia & the world playing with ballet companies, a circus troupe, chamber music groups, fusion bands & orchestras to the cities of London, New York, Rome, Washington, Tokyo, Beijing, Paris, Amsterdam, Vancouver, Moscow, Hong Kong, Berlin, New Delhi & Singapore to name but a few. His interest in composition dates from the late 1970's when he formed a classical/jazz-rock/world-music fusion band to play original music. During this time he started to receive offers to compose for radio & circus. Commissions for TV & film soon followed.
The bass clarinet is treated as an equal rather than as a soloist, & burbles & shakes its way throughout, supporting the rhythmic drive & providing melodic fragments.
- Nigel Westlake
Number of Players: 5
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Nigel Westlake's career in music has spanned more than 3 decades. He studied the clarinet with his father, Donald Westlake (a prominent Australian musician & principal clarinetist with the Sydney Symphony orchestra 1961-1979) & subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music. Nigel toured Australia & the world playing with ballet companies, a circus troupe, chamber music groups, fusion bands & orchestras to the cities of London, New York, Rome, Washington, Tokyo, Beijing, Paris, Amsterdam, Vancouver, Moscow, Hong Kong, Berlin, New Delhi & Singapore to name but a few. His interest in composition dates from the late 1970's when he formed a classical/jazz-rock/world-music fusion band to play original music. During this time he started to receive offers to compose for radio & circus. Commissions for TV & film soon followed.
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