Silver-Theme and Variations-V

Theme and Variations for Bowed Vibraphone by Sheila Silver is a an atonal, through-composed work that involves some interesting structural material. The variations are all mostly studies of a canon-- canon by inversion, canon by augmentation, and canon by retrograde. This is a multi-meter piece throughout. The tempo changes with each of the 5 variations. Attention to phrasing and expressions is frequent throughout the score. Some sections are to be bowed in both hands, some require a mallet in one hand and a bow in the other. All of these specifications are clearly marked in the score and the composer provides adequate performance notes.

Number of players: 1
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation: Vibraphone (2 bows needed)