Saya-Fauna of Mirrors, The P SP

The Fauna of Mirrors by Mark Saya for percussion trio. The Chinese tell of a time when the world within mirrors was inhabited by independent creatures. One night, the mirror beings invaded the earth and were forced back by the magical powers of the Yellow Emperor. He imprisoned the rebels in their mirrors and condemned them to truthfully mimic their counterparts in the human world.

This spell is very old and wearing thin. Soon we will begin to notice that the mirror-dwellers no longer imitate us exactly. Colors will appear beside their images that are like no other colors, along with the shapes and lines of the true mirror world. From the depths of shiny surfaces will come the faint clatter of weapons as the fauna of mirrors prepare for another battle, but this one they will not lose.

Instrumentation:
Player 1 - four tom toms, one small bass drum, medium suspended China cymbal
Player 2 - two tom toms, one small bass drum, small suspended China cymbal
Player 3 - two tom toms, one small bass drum, large suspended Chinese cymbal