Cahn-Ching (SP)-P

Ching was composed in August 2002 for the percussion group, NEXUS. It is dedicated to John Wyre, upon the occasion of his departure from NEXUS after 31 years.

This piece is scored for five pair of small Chinese cymbals called, "ching", and five small Japanese Buddha Bells. The instruments are scored in order of pitch, from the highest sounding to the lowest sounding. It is the interplay of pitches and sound production techniques, as well as in rhythm, that the music is developed



Number of Players: 5
Difficulty: Grade 4+
Instrumentation:

Player I: Chinese Ching Cymbals, Japanese Buddha Bell

Player II: Chinese Ching Cymbals, Japanese Buddha Bell

Player III: Chinese Ching Cymbals, Japanese Buddha Bell

Player IV: Chinese Ching Cymbals, Japanese Buddha Bell

Player V: Chinese Ching Cymbals, Japanese Buddha Bell

William L. Cahn has been a member of the NEXUS percussion group since 1971, and was principal percussionist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 1968 to 1995. Born in Philadelphia in 1946, Bill has performed with conductors, composers, ensembles, and artists representing diverse musical styles - Chet Atkins, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Chuck Mangione, Mitch Miller, Seiji Ozawa, Steve Reich, Doc Severensen, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Winter. He has conducted programs with symphony orchestras, and his compositions for solo percussion, percussion ensemble and percussion with orchestra/band are widely performed. His fourth book, "Creative Music Making," on freeform improvisation was published by Routledge Books in 2005.