Vine-Defying Gravity (SET OF PARTS)--M/2T/P

In writing for a single percussionist I have always concentrated on producing independent rhythmic lines across several different instruments. In Defying Gravity I wanted to extend this approach so that these lines would appear not only within each part but also across the ensemble as a whole.

The choice of instrumentation in Defying Gravity helped to determine both the content and structure of the work. The first section uses only tuned tom toms, which are joined by timpani and anvils in the third, final, section. Marimba, entering in the center of the work, brings with it a new sound world that it eventually dominates as one by one the players explore this delightful South American invention.

- Carl Vine

• Player 1: 3 Toms, 1 timpano, anvil, marimba (4 octave, shared)
• Player 2: 3 Toms, bass drum, anvil, finger cymbal, marimba (4 octave, shared)
• Player 3: 3 Toms, 1 timpano, anvil, finger cymbal, marimba (4 octave, shared)
• Player 4: 3 Toms, bass drum, anvil, finger cymbal