Stockhausen-#9 Zyklus-P/M/V OS

Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote Zyklus in 1959 as a test piece for the Kranichstein Music Competition. This seminal piece was one of the earliest multiple percussion solos and spawned a wave of percussion pieces. In addition to its historical importance, the musical construction of the work is of profound interest; structures of varying degrees of determinacy are arranged in 5 concurrent cyclical leyers. This classic score belongs in every percussionist's library!

Number of players: 1
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation: Marimba (4 octave), vibraphone, 4 tom-toms, snare drum, güiro (one or several), 2 African log drums (each producing 2 pitches), 2 suspended cymbals of differing sizes, hi-hat, 4 almglocken (suspended, clappers removed), a suspended "bunch of bells" (preferably Indian bells or tambourine mounted on a stand), at least 2 high pitched triangles, gong (with raised center) and tam-tam.