Jones, D.-Gamelocity (SP)-V/M

Gamelocity by David P. Jones is a portmanteau of gamelan and velocity. The opening passage came to me rather quickly and suggested the brilliant gamelan gong kebjar style of Bali. I have not attempted to duplicate the authentic scales, forms or timbres of gamelan. Rather, it was more of a spiritual and stylistic inspiration which seemed natural to me when composing for tuned mallet percussion. The pitch organization actually owes more to Indian raga than the fixed pentatonic scales of gamelan. The movement titles relate as much to musical gestures as they do to emotional images. "Earth Dance" is somewhat grounded by the reiterated drone pitch, whereas "Sky Dance" has a jagged, ascending motive. "Reflecting Pool" is liquid and still...
-David P. Jones

Number of players: 2
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1:Vibraphone
Player 2: Marimba (5 octave)