Henry-Liberty Bell(T)(SP)

Liberty Bell, Otto Henry's classic 1970 composition for 10 percussionists and tape is now available in a new computer-drawn format revised by the composer and complete with the electronic sounds on a standard CD. The composer describes the piece as a "...sonic poem on the old Liberty Bell's last sounds, tolling and then cracking, to be silent ever after...essentially a series of impulses slowed down like a bell ringing under water, and disjointed like a Piccasso painting." The stimulating Moog Synthesizer sounds, special percussion effects, and unusual rhythmic shifts and bright colors create an exotic and powerful piece"...like a 4th of July fireworks display..."

Duration: 6' 50"

Instrumentation:
Glockenspiel
Celesta
Vibraphone
Bells
3 Triangles
3 Almglocken
2 Anvils
3 Brake Drums
3 Cymbals
2 Gongs