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The Headache Miniatures by Scott Ward, Christopher Tucker, Dave Hall, Eric Petrinowitsch, and Michael Dooley.
The Headache Miniatures are a set of five musical vignettes, each created by a different composer independently from one another. All five composers were given the same parameters: an instrument list for each of six players/parts (loosely based on the instrumentation of the pieces Katraterra and Halcyon Days); an estimated duration of two minutes; and lastly, a motive based on the pitches of the word "HEADACHE" (replacing the letter "H" with the pitch "B," which is commonplace in many European countries), thereby making the motivic material based on the sequence of notes "B-E-A-D-A-C-B-E." Each composer was then free to create anything within those parameters. Some chose to explicitly reference the idea of an actual "headache" within the work (such as the migrainic-pounding at the end of Eric Petrinowitsch's movement, "Pressure Building"), while others lightly references it (as in the case of Christopher Tucker's movement, "Ragweed," in reference to how allergies can lead to a headache), to not using the literal reference of a headache at all (such a Scott Ward's movement, "Stress...Relief," whereas the title came well after the completion of the piece).
Although these vignettes were originally premiered as a set, the performers may choose to play individual works or feel free to "mix and match" the order at their discretion.
Duration: 12'30"
Instrumentation:
Percussion 1 (Bells, Xylophone, Log Drum, 2 Cowbells)
Percussion 2 (Vibraphone, Brake Drum, Cowbell, Suspended & China Cymbal)
Percussion 3 (4.3-octave Marimba, High Woodblock, Suspended & China Cymbal)
Percussion 4 (5-octave Marimba, Low Woodblock, Suspended Cymbal)
Percussion 5 (4 Concert Toms, Snare Drum, Kick Bass Drum, Log Drum, Cowbell, Splash, Hi-Hat, Suspended & China Cymbals, Opera Gong)
Percussion 6 (Bongos, Conga, Concert Bass Drum, Triangle, Woodblock, 2 Cowbells, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal)
The Headache Miniatures are a set of five musical vignettes, each created by a different composer independently from one another. All five composers were given the same parameters: an instrument list for each of six players/parts (loosely based on the instrumentation of the pieces Katraterra and Halcyon Days); an estimated duration of two minutes; and lastly, a motive based on the pitches of the word "HEADACHE" (replacing the letter "H" with the pitch "B," which is commonplace in many European countries), thereby making the motivic material based on the sequence of notes "B-E-A-D-A-C-B-E." Each composer was then free to create anything within those parameters. Some chose to explicitly reference the idea of an actual "headache" within the work (such as the migrainic-pounding at the end of Eric Petrinowitsch's movement, "Pressure Building"), while others lightly references it (as in the case of Christopher Tucker's movement, "Ragweed," in reference to how allergies can lead to a headache), to not using the literal reference of a headache at all (such a Scott Ward's movement, "Stress...Relief," whereas the title came well after the completion of the piece).
Although these vignettes were originally premiered as a set, the performers may choose to play individual works or feel free to "mix and match" the order at their discretion.
Duration: 12'30"
Instrumentation:
Percussion 1 (Bells, Xylophone, Log Drum, 2 Cowbells)
Percussion 2 (Vibraphone, Brake Drum, Cowbell, Suspended & China Cymbal)
Percussion 3 (4.3-octave Marimba, High Woodblock, Suspended & China Cymbal)
Percussion 4 (5-octave Marimba, Low Woodblock, Suspended Cymbal)
Percussion 5 (4 Concert Toms, Snare Drum, Kick Bass Drum, Log Drum, Cowbell, Splash, Hi-Hat, Suspended & China Cymbals, Opera Gong)
Percussion 6 (Bongos, Conga, Concert Bass Drum, Triangle, Woodblock, 2 Cowbells, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal)
Product Info
| SKU | 21180 |
|---|---|
| UPC | 804069211809 |
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