Henderickx-Raga I ORCH VERSION SCORE ONLY

RAGA I by Wim Henderickx for percussion orchestra was commissioned by the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and is dedicated to Gert Francois. There are two other versions of this piece: one for percussion and two pianos, and one for solo percussion. This piece contains two contrasting movements. The first part is slowly meditating, picturing, poetic. The second part is fast and possesses an enormous rhythmical drive.

The rhythmical material is based on the Indian tala structure. This is a period of a certain number of beats, in which - through the use of accents and ornaments - different variations are obtained. The instrumentation has been inspired on Oriental as well as on African percussion instruments.

Instrumentation:
1 Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
1 English Horn
2 Bb Clarinets
1 Bb Bass Clarinet
2 Bassoons
1 Contrabassoon

4 Horns in F
3 Trumpets
3 Trombones (2 Tenor, 1 Bass)
1 Tuba

Harp

12 Violins
10 Violas
8 Cellos
6 Double Basses

Solo Percussion:
glockenspiel, 7 crotales, 7 Thai gongs or tubular bells (tuned D, E, F#, G#, A, Bb, C), very high "energy chime" or suspended finger cymbal, dobachi (Japanese temple bell), finger cymbals, high sounding whistle, Indian bells, metal chimes, shell chimes, large tam tam, 2 Peking gongs, large Chinese cymbal, 4 octobans, 5 roto toms, 2 bongos, quinto, djembe (or tumba), large pedal bass drum, high and medium bass drums (or large floor toms), 2 timpani, hyoshigi (very high sounding Japanese woodblock), 3 temple blocks, African slit drum, bamboo wind chimes