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<div style="top:+0.1em; font-size:102%; color:#000000;">an online percussion resource for professionals, students, and enthusiasts.</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%; color:#000000;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles in the TEK database.</div>

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'''TEK Percussion™ The TEK Percussion Database, created by Dr. Tracy Freeze, is a web-based research tool for the professional percussionist, educator, composer, student and enthusiast. This database contains details on composers, compositions, performers, pedagogy, history, and percussion instruments. To browse the wiki contents, go to the Common Categories or use the navigation panel on the left side of the browser.
 
 
'''The database is currently open, please sign up for a free account and log in. The wiki is regularly updated, but needs a community of users to contribute to help fill in information as you are able. For more information or inquiries about the project please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]

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<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" style="font-size:150%>'''To navigate the site, enter a search term in the search bar or follow the links below. For more refined browsing, click on [[:Category:Categories|Common Categories]] in the left navigation bar.'''</div>
 


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*[[:Category:Composers|All Composers]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Nationality|Composers by Nationality]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Other|Composers - Other Classifications]]
*[[:Category:History-Composers|Historical Composers]]
*[[:Category:Historical Works|Historical Works]]

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*[[:Category:PAS Hall of Fame|PAS Hall of Fame]]
*[[:Category:The Big List|The Big List of timpanists]]
*[[:Category:History|Percussion History]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Instruments|Percussion Instruments]]
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*[[:Category:Publisher|Publishers]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Manufacturers|Percussion Manufacturers]]
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*[[:Category:Transcription|Transcriptions]]
*[[:Category:Authors|Authors]]
*[[:Category:Pedagogy|Pedagogy]]
*[[:Category:Method Book Authors|Method Book Authors]]
*[[:Category:Instructional Video|Instructional Videos]]
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Notes:

<ul>''4/12/26'' - I have added back the editing feature to User accounts. Please review these [[Composer Page Walkthrough | best practices]] when creating new pages or editing existing ones. Use the templates as I have outlined to maintain consistency. If there are any questions, please [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu email me] directly or use the talk pages on the wiki. </ul>

<ul>Here is a list of template commands to use: 
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}}''' - to create a new page for a composer 
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}}''' - to create a new page for a new composition 
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:publishers}}''' - to create a new page for a publishing company 
</ul>
 

<ul>''1/05/26'' - Dear Users, I will need to temporarily remove editing feature for all users until I have time to reorganize many of the entries that have been changed over the past few months by some users. Some rewording of items on pages and reorganizing of the content is causing the wiki to be messy and incongruent. I apologize for removing this editing feature, but I would like the information on the wiki to be accurate and to appear in a professional manner. I will also be investigating ways to streamline adding content while maintaining the look and feel that I am wanting it to appear. Hopefully I can figure something out to make it easier. 

Though editing features are temporarily disabled, the wiki should still be usable and able to view the content within. If you have any questions or have any content to add in the immediate future, please email me at [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu tfreeze@emporia.edu]; I can also be reached on Facebook Messenger - Tracy Freeze; this can be an easy way to have a conversation :-). Hopefully this will all be sorted soon and I will update the notes when it is finished. </ul>
 

<ul>''8/09/23'' - Representatives and affiliates of ABRSM, TCL, LCM and any other institutions or organizations that would like to host their content on this wiki, please contact the [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Administrator] with your intent, and to request permissions and editing privileges. </ul>
 

<ul>''6/23/23'' - Contributors - I have left messages in the discussion tab on your registered name. This is the only way to directly communicate within the wiki. You are welcome to respond in your own discussion or directly back on my talk page. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''1/18/23'' - TEK Percussion Database is currently being updated to the new version of PHP and Mediawiki. The site will be under construction for the next few days and may be inaccessible. Please bear with me while I make this update. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''5/24/22'' - for Contributors: Here are two shortcuts to creating a composer page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}} & a works page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}} 
Also for creating categories at the bottom of each page, here are two pages that you can cut and paste into the page you are working on... this will help not have misspellings and mislabeling of categories. [[Common Categories]] & [[Common Works Categories]] 
Lastly, please feel free to use the talk pages on the profiles to ask questions or respond to discussion I have posted on your user name Talk page.</ul>
 

<ul>''3/23/18'' - Update: I have added a walkthrough for creating a composer page. It takes a little bit of patience learning how to do it, but once you have done a few of them it gets easier. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like me to help add some content. :-) [[Composer Page Walkthrough]]</ul>

 

<ul>''5/01/15'' - Update: TEK Percussion is currently expanding its contents to include sorted lists for [[:Category:Pedagogy|Percussion Pedagogy]], including authors of books on Snare Drum, Timpani, Mallets, Drumset, Methods Classes. If you have a method book to add please feel free to contribute! For any questions please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]</ul>

Main Page

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<div style="font-size:200%; border:solid 1px color:#fff; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000000;">Welcome to TEK Percussion™</div>
<div style="top:+0.1em; font-size:102%; color:#000000;">an online percussion resource for professionals, students, and enthusiasts.</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%; color:#000000;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles in the TEK database.</div>

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'''TEK Percussion™ The TEK Percussion Database, created by Dr. Tracy Freeze, is a web-based research tool for the professional percussionist, educator, composer, student and enthusiast. This database contains details on composers, compositions, performers, pedagogy, history, and percussion instruments. To browse the wiki contents, go to the Common Categories or use the navigation panel on the left side of the browser.
 
 
'''The database is currently open, please sign up for a free account and log in. The wiki is regularly updated, but needs a community of users to contribute to help fill in information as you are able. For more information or inquiries about the project please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]

------

<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" style="font-size:150%>'''To navigate the site, enter a search term in the search bar or follow the links below. For more refined browsing, click on [[:Category:Categories|Common Categories]] in the left navigation bar.'''</div>
 


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<div style="font-size:180%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.5em; color:#000;">Main Categories</div>
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*[[:Category:Composers|All Composers]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Nationality|Composers by Nationality]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Other|Composers - Other Classifications]]
*[[:Category:History-Composers|Historical Composers]]
*[[:Category:Historical Works|Historical Works]]

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*[[:Category:PAS Hall of Fame|PAS Hall of Fame]]
*[[:Category:The Big List|The Big List of timpanists]]
*[[:Category:History|Percussion History]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Instruments|Percussion Instruments]]
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*[[:Category:Publisher|Publishers]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Manufacturers|Percussion Manufacturers]]
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*[[:Category:Transcription|Transcriptions]]
*[[:Category:Authors|Authors]]
*[[:Category:Pedagogy|Pedagogy]]
*[[:Category:Method Book Authors|Method Book Authors]]
*[[:Category:Instructional Video|Instructional Videos]]
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Notes:

<ul>''4/12/26'' - I have added back the editing feature to User accounts. Please review these [[Composer Page Walkthrough | best practices]] when creating new pages or editing existing ones. Use the templates as I have outlined to maintain consistency. If there are any questions, please [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu email me] directly or use the talk pages on the wiki. </ul>

<ul>Here is a list of template commands to use: 
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}}''' 
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}}''' 
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:publishers}}''' 
</ul>
 

<ul>''1/05/26'' - Dear Users, I will need to temporarily remove editing feature for all users until I have time to reorganize many of the entries that have been changed over the past few months by some users. Some rewording of items on pages and reorganizing of the content is causing the wiki to be messy and incongruent. I apologize for removing this editing feature, but I would like the information on the wiki to be accurate and to appear in a professional manner. I will also be investigating ways to streamline adding content while maintaining the look and feel that I am wanting it to appear. Hopefully I can figure something out to make it easier. 

Though editing features are temporarily disabled, the wiki should still be usable and able to view the content within. If you have any questions or have any content to add in the immediate future, please email me at [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu tfreeze@emporia.edu]; I can also be reached on Facebook Messenger - Tracy Freeze; this can be an easy way to have a conversation :-). Hopefully this will all be sorted soon and I will update the notes when it is finished. </ul>
 

<ul>''8/09/23'' - Representatives and affiliates of ABRSM, TCL, LCM and any other institutions or organizations that would like to host their content on this wiki, please contact the [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Administrator] with your intent, and to request permissions and editing privileges. </ul>
 

<ul>''6/23/23'' - Contributors - I have left messages in the discussion tab on your registered name. This is the only way to directly communicate within the wiki. You are welcome to respond in your own discussion or directly back on my talk page. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''1/18/23'' - TEK Percussion Database is currently being updated to the new version of PHP and Mediawiki. The site will be under construction for the next few days and may be inaccessible. Please bear with me while I make this update. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''5/24/22'' - for Contributors: Here are two shortcuts to creating a composer page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}} & a works page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}} 
Also for creating categories at the bottom of each page, here are two pages that you can cut and paste into the page you are working on... this will help not have misspellings and mislabeling of categories. [[Common Categories]] & [[Common Works Categories]] 
Lastly, please feel free to use the talk pages on the profiles to ask questions or respond to discussion I have posted on your user name Talk page.</ul>
 

<ul>''3/23/18'' - Update: I have added a walkthrough for creating a composer page. It takes a little bit of patience learning how to do it, but once you have done a few of them it gets easier. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like me to help add some content. :-) [[Composer Page Walkthrough]]</ul>

 

<ul>''5/01/15'' - Update: TEK Percussion is currently expanding its contents to include sorted lists for [[:Category:Pedagogy|Percussion Pedagogy]], including authors of books on Snare Drum, Timpani, Mallets, Drumset, Methods Classes. If you have a method book to add please feel free to contribute! For any questions please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]</ul>

Tapspace Publications

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== Contact Information ==
Website: [https://www.tapspace.com/ https://www.tapspace.com/] 

Email: 

Phone: 503-288-6080 

Fax: 503-288-6085 

Address: P.O. Box 55753, Portland, Oregon 97238-5753 

Office Hours: M-F, 10-5 Pacific 

== Publishers Information ==
Who is Tapspace? 
Tapspace is driven by [[Jim Casella]] and [[Murray Gusseck]]. Jim and Murray are probably best known for their work with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps (SCV) in the 1990's and 2000's. During this time, they helped shape percussion music that influenced the art form in new ways. They also shared a cubicle at Apple Computer working as QA engineers for a brief stint. Quickly realizing they didn't necessarily want to become entrenched in a corporate job, they decided to put their collective computer skills to use in creating and publishing creative percussion music.

Aside from their background in rudimental percussion, Jim and Murray have both maintained active careers as professional percussionists and composers.

What does Tapspace do? 
We publish percussion sheet music, educational resources, and sample library software to serve the needs of music educators who are passionate about creativity and like good music as much as we do.

When did we start all of this? 
One day in 1998 while living in San Jose, CA as roommates, Jim asked Murray, "Hey dude, do you want to start a publishing company?" Murray responded, "Sure, why not?" With a combined weight of approximately 370 pounds, Tapspace was born. We started by publishing some of the drumline music we were writing for SCV at the time. With our schedules being so busy with touring, performing, teaching, and writing, Tapspace was more of a hobby than a full time job in those days. We were just excited to have an outlet for our writings, and luckily people seemed to dig what we were doing!

Around 2000, we began to diversify by publishing the works of other talented composers and adding concert percussion ensembles to our catalog. In 2003, we released the first rendition of the groundbreaking "Virtual Drumline" sample library, which soon revolutionized the way composers and arrangers integrate percussion sounds into their compositional process.

Since then, VDL has become a household name in music education, and our sheet music catalog has grown by leaps and bounds. Our star-studded list of published artists are some of the best in the business, and our music is now being performed daily across the globe. Needless to say, Tapspace has since become a full-time operation!

Where the heck are we? 
We're based in the beautiful and forward-thinking city of Portland, Oregon. You should visit Portland and ride a bike around. The air is clean, and the beer is good. If you can't make it, you can always find us here at Tapspace.com. It's our home away from home.

Why do we do what we do? 
We do what we do because we love music—plain and simple. Tapspace has grown because of the genuineness that shines when good people put their best foot forward to make something great. It also means we've had to learn to wear many different hats. On any given day, we might be music engravers, composers, editors, proofreaders, graphic designers, web designers, IT professionals, accountants, customer care associates, administrative assistants, tech support providers, janitorial engineers, travel agents, and occasional party planners. We care about the details and take great pride in our work. For this reason, we go for the personal touch in all that we do.

Enough about us, what about you? 
You're inspired by good music, and it drives you to push the envelope as a performer and/or teacher. You love technological goodies and are excited by the potential of technology in delivering musical ideas and products. Your support of these things is the reason we are able to do what we do. We certainly wouldn't be where we are today without your help, support, and gentle nudges in the right direction. For this, we sincerely thank you.<ref>https://www.tapspace.com/about-tapspace</ref>




== References ==
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[[Category: Publishers]]

Tapspace Publications

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Main Page

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<div style="font-size:200%; border:solid 1px color:#fff; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000000;">Welcome to TEK Percussion™</div>
<div style="top:+0.1em; font-size:102%; color:#000000;">an online percussion resource for professionals, students, and enthusiasts.</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%; color:#000000;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles in the TEK database.</div>

|}
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'''TEK Percussion™ The TEK Percussion Database, created by Dr. Tracy Freeze, is a web-based research tool for the professional percussionist, educator, composer, student and enthusiast. This database contains details on composers, compositions, performers, pedagogy, history, and percussion instruments. To browse the wiki contents, go to the Common Categories or use the navigation panel on the left side of the browser.
 
 
'''The database is currently open, please sign up for a free account and log in. The wiki is regularly updated, but needs a community of users to contribute to help fill in information as you are able. For more information or inquiries about the project please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]

------

<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" style="font-size:150%>'''To navigate the site, enter a search term in the search bar or follow the links below. For more refined browsing, click on [[:Category:Categories|Common Categories]] in the left navigation bar.'''</div>
 


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*[[:Category:Composers|All Composers]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Nationality|Composers by Nationality]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Other|Composers - Other Classifications]]
*[[:Category:History-Composers|Historical Composers]]
*[[:Category:Historical Works|Historical Works]]

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*[[:Category:PAS Hall of Fame|PAS Hall of Fame]]
*[[:Category:The Big List|The Big List of timpanists]]
*[[:Category:History|Percussion History]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Instruments|Percussion Instruments]]
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*[[:Category:Publisher|Publishers]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Manufacturers|Percussion Manufacturers]]
|font-size:95%; color:#000; text-align:left;|
*[[:Category:Transcription|Transcriptions]]
*[[:Category:Authors|Authors]]
*[[:Category:Pedagogy|Pedagogy]]
*[[:Category:Method Book Authors|Method Book Authors]]
*[[:Category:Instructional Video|Instructional Videos]]
|}
 
 
----------
 
 
Notes:

<ul>''4/12/26'' - I have added back the editing feature to User accounts. Please review these [[Composer Page Walkthrough | best practices]] when creating new pages or editing existing ones. Use the templates as I have outlined to maintain consistency. If there are any questions, please [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu email me] directly or use the talk pages on the wiki. </ul>

Here is a list of template commands to use
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}}'''
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}}'''
'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:publishers}}'''
 

<ul>''1/05/26'' - Dear Users, I will need to temporarily remove editing feature for all users until I have time to reorganize many of the entries that have been changed over the past few months by some users. Some rewording of items on pages and reorganizing of the content is causing the wiki to be messy and incongruent. I apologize for removing this editing feature, but I would like the information on the wiki to be accurate and to appear in a professional manner. I will also be investigating ways to streamline adding content while maintaining the look and feel that I am wanting it to appear. Hopefully I can figure something out to make it easier. 

Though editing features are temporarily disabled, the wiki should still be usable and able to view the content within. If you have any questions or have any content to add in the immediate future, please email me at [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu tfreeze@emporia.edu]; I can also be reached on Facebook Messenger - Tracy Freeze; this can be an easy way to have a conversation :-). Hopefully this will all be sorted soon and I will update the notes when it is finished. </ul>
 

<ul>''8/09/23'' - Representatives and affiliates of ABRSM, TCL, LCM and any other institutions or organizations that would like to host their content on this wiki, please contact the [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Administrator] with your intent, and to request permissions and editing privileges. </ul>
 

<ul>''6/23/23'' - Contributors - I have left messages in the discussion tab on your registered name. This is the only way to directly communicate within the wiki. You are welcome to respond in your own discussion or directly back on my talk page. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''1/18/23'' - TEK Percussion Database is currently being updated to the new version of PHP and Mediawiki. The site will be under construction for the next few days and may be inaccessible. Please bear with me while I make this update. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''5/24/22'' - for Contributors: Here are two shortcuts to creating a composer page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}} & a works page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}} 
Also for creating categories at the bottom of each page, here are two pages that you can cut and paste into the page you are working on... this will help not have misspellings and mislabeling of categories. [[Common Categories]] & [[Common Works Categories]] 
Lastly, please feel free to use the talk pages on the profiles to ask questions or respond to discussion I have posted on your user name Talk page.</ul>
 

<ul>''3/23/18'' - Update: I have added a walkthrough for creating a composer page. It takes a little bit of patience learning how to do it, but once you have done a few of them it gets easier. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like me to help add some content. :-) [[Composer Page Walkthrough]]</ul>

 

<ul>''5/01/15'' - Update: TEK Percussion is currently expanding its contents to include sorted lists for [[:Category:Pedagogy|Percussion Pedagogy]], including authors of books on Snare Drum, Timpani, Mallets, Drumset, Methods Classes. If you have a method book to add please feel free to contribute! For any questions please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]</ul>

Main Page

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<div style="font-size:200%; border:solid 1px color:#fff; margin:0; padding:.1em; color:#000000;">Welcome to TEK Percussion™</div>
<div style="top:+0.1em; font-size:102%; color:#000000;">an online percussion resource for professionals, students, and enthusiasts.</div>
<div id="articlecount" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%; color:#000000;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles in the TEK database.</div>

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'''TEK Percussion™ The TEK Percussion Database, created by Dr. Tracy Freeze, is a web-based research tool for the professional percussionist, educator, composer, student and enthusiast. This database contains details on composers, compositions, performers, pedagogy, history, and percussion instruments. To browse the wiki contents, go to the Common Categories or use the navigation panel on the left side of the browser.
 
 
'''The database is currently open, please sign up for a free account and log in. The wiki is regularly updated, but needs a community of users to contribute to help fill in information as you are able. For more information or inquiries about the project please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]

------

<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" style="font-size:150%>'''To navigate the site, enter a search term in the search bar or follow the links below. For more refined browsing, click on [[:Category:Categories|Common Categories]] in the left navigation bar.'''</div>
 


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<div style="font-size:180%; border:none; margin:0; padding:.5em; color:#000;">Main Categories</div>
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*[[:Category:Composers|All Composers]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Nationality|Composers by Nationality]]
*[[:Category:Composers-Other|Composers - Other Classifications]]
*[[:Category:History-Composers|Historical Composers]]
*[[:Category:Historical Works|Historical Works]]

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*[[:Category:PAS Hall of Fame|PAS Hall of Fame]]
*[[:Category:The Big List|The Big List of timpanists]]
*[[:Category:History|Percussion History]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Instruments|Percussion Instruments]]
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*[[:Category:Publisher|Publishers]]
*[[:Category:Percussion Manufacturers|Percussion Manufacturers]]
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*[[:Category:Transcription|Transcriptions]]
*[[:Category:Authors|Authors]]
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Notes:

<ul>''4/12/26'' - I have added back the editing feature to User accounts. Please review these [[Composer Page Walkthrough | best practices]] when creating new pages or editing existing ones. Use the templates as I have outlined to maintain consistency. If there are any questions, please [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu email me] directly or use the talk pages on the wiki. </ul>
 

<ul>''1/05/26'' - Dear Users, I will need to temporarily remove editing feature for all users until I have time to reorganize many of the entries that have been changed over the past few months by some users. Some rewording of items on pages and reorganizing of the content is causing the wiki to be messy and incongruent. I apologize for removing this editing feature, but I would like the information on the wiki to be accurate and to appear in a professional manner. I will also be investigating ways to streamline adding content while maintaining the look and feel that I am wanting it to appear. Hopefully I can figure something out to make it easier. 

Though editing features are temporarily disabled, the wiki should still be usable and able to view the content within. If you have any questions or have any content to add in the immediate future, please email me at [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu tfreeze@emporia.edu]; I can also be reached on Facebook Messenger - Tracy Freeze; this can be an easy way to have a conversation :-). Hopefully this will all be sorted soon and I will update the notes when it is finished. </ul>
 

<ul>''8/09/23'' - Representatives and affiliates of ABRSM, TCL, LCM and any other institutions or organizations that would like to host their content on this wiki, please contact the [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Administrator] with your intent, and to request permissions and editing privileges. </ul>
 

<ul>''6/23/23'' - Contributors - I have left messages in the discussion tab on your registered name. This is the only way to directly communicate within the wiki. You are welcome to respond in your own discussion or directly back on my talk page. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''1/18/23'' - TEK Percussion Database is currently being updated to the new version of PHP and Mediawiki. The site will be under construction for the next few days and may be inaccessible. Please bear with me while I make this update. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''5/24/22'' - for Contributors: Here are two shortcuts to creating a composer page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}} & a works page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}} 
Also for creating categories at the bottom of each page, here are two pages that you can cut and paste into the page you are working on... this will help not have misspellings and mislabeling of categories. [[Common Categories]] & [[Common Works Categories]] 
Lastly, please feel free to use the talk pages on the profiles to ask questions or respond to discussion I have posted on your user name Talk page.</ul>
 

<ul>''3/23/18'' - Update: I have added a walkthrough for creating a composer page. It takes a little bit of patience learning how to do it, but once you have done a few of them it gets easier. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like me to help add some content. :-) [[Composer Page Walkthrough]]</ul>

 

<ul>''5/01/15'' - Update: TEK Percussion is currently expanding its contents to include sorted lists for [[:Category:Pedagogy|Percussion Pedagogy]], including authors of books on Snare Drum, Timpani, Mallets, Drumset, Methods Classes. If you have a method book to add please feel free to contribute! For any questions please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]</ul>

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'''TEK Percussion™ The TEK Percussion Database, created by Dr. Tracy Freeze, is a web-based research tool for the professional percussionist, educator, composer, student and enthusiast. This database contains details on composers, compositions, performers, pedagogy, history, and percussion instruments. To browse the wiki contents, go to the Common Categories or use the navigation panel on the left side of the browser.
 
 
'''The database is currently open, please sign up for a free account and log in. The wiki is regularly updated, but needs a community of users to contribute to help fill in information as you are able. For more information or inquiries about the project please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]

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Notes:

<ul>''4/12/26'' - I have added back the editing feature to User accounts. Please review these [[Composer Page Walkthrough | best practices]] when creating new pages or editing existing ones. Use the templates as I have outlined to maintain consistency. If there are any questions, please [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu email me] directly or use the talk pages on the wiki.

<ul>''1/05/26'' - Dear Users, I will need to temporarily remove editing feature for all users until I have time to reorganize many of the entries that have been changed over the past few months by some users. Some rewording of items on pages and reorganizing of the content is causing the wiki to be messy and incongruent. I apologize for removing this editing feature, but I would like the information on the wiki to be accurate and to appear in a professional manner. I will also be investigating ways to streamline adding content while maintaining the look and feel that I am wanting it to appear. Hopefully I can figure something out to make it easier. 

Though editing features are temporarily disabled, the wiki should still be usable and able to view the content within. If you have any questions or have any content to add in the immediate future, please email me at [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu tfreeze@emporia.edu]; I can also be reached on Facebook Messenger - Tracy Freeze; this can be an easy way to have a conversation :-). Hopefully this will all be sorted soon and I will update the notes when it is finished. </ul>
 

<ul>''8/09/23'' - Representatives and affiliates of ABRSM, TCL, LCM and any other institutions or organizations that would like to host their content on this wiki, please contact the [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Administrator] with your intent, and to request permissions and editing privileges. </ul>
 

<ul>''6/23/23'' - Contributors - I have left messages in the discussion tab on your registered name. This is the only way to directly communicate within the wiki. You are welcome to respond in your own discussion or directly back on my talk page. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''1/18/23'' - TEK Percussion Database is currently being updated to the new version of PHP and Mediawiki. The site will be under construction for the next few days and may be inaccessible. Please bear with me while I make this update. Thank you!</ul>
 

<ul>''5/24/22'' - for Contributors: Here are two shortcuts to creating a composer page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:composers}} & a works page <nowiki>{{</nowiki>subst:works}} 
Also for creating categories at the bottom of each page, here are two pages that you can cut and paste into the page you are working on... this will help not have misspellings and mislabeling of categories. [[Common Categories]] & [[Common Works Categories]] 
Lastly, please feel free to use the talk pages on the profiles to ask questions or respond to discussion I have posted on your user name Talk page.</ul>
 

<ul>''3/23/18'' - Update: I have added a walkthrough for creating a composer page. It takes a little bit of patience learning how to do it, but once you have done a few of them it gets easier. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like me to help add some content. :-) [[Composer Page Walkthrough]]</ul>

 

<ul>''5/01/15'' - Update: TEK Percussion is currently expanding its contents to include sorted lists for [[:Category:Pedagogy|Percussion Pedagogy]], including authors of books on Snare Drum, Timpani, Mallets, Drumset, Methods Classes. If you have a method book to add please feel free to contribute! For any questions please contact [mailto:tfreeze@emporia.edu Dr. Tracy Freeze]</ul>

Romig, James

2026-01-30T22:41:39Z

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[[Image:JamesRomig.jpg|right|thumb|250px|James Romig]]

== Biography ==
Born: 1971 


Country: Long Beach Ca - USA 

Studies: University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD)

Teachers: [[Charles Wuorinen]], [[Milton Babbitt]]

Website: [https://www.jamesromig.com https://www.jamesromig.com]

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James Romig endeavors to create intricate musical compositions in which isomorphic designs exert influence on both small-scale iteration and large-scale structure, obscuring boundaries between content and form. Webs of overlapping systems generate multivalent sonic environments that invite listeners to become enmeshed in a dreamlike intermingling of past, present, and future. Critics have described his work as “rapturous, slow-moving beauty” (San Francisco Chronicle), “developing with the naturalness of breathing” (The New Yorker), and “profoundly meditative… haunting” (The Wire). His Still, for solo piano, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize. The Complexity of Distance, composed in 2020 for electric guitarist Mike Scheidt (of the venerable doom metal band YOB), reached #8 on the Billboard classical crossover chart and inspired Seattle's Holy Mountain Brewing to create a namesake beer in its honor. Romig is a two-time Copland House award recipient and has served as artist-in-residence at national parks including Everglades, Grand Canyon, and Petrified Forest. Guest composer presentations include visits to the Eastman School of Music, the Cincinnati Conservatory, SUNY Buffalo, the Clyfford Still Museum, and the American Academy in Rome. His scores are published by Parallax Music Press, and recordings have been released by New World Records, Edition Wandelweiser, Sawyer Editions, Relapse Records, and Perspectives of New Music. Romig’s music has been performed in 37 countries and 49 states by notable performers such as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Hypercube, JACK, Talujon, Louis Goldstein, Craig Hultgren, Taka Kigawa, Ashlee Mack, John McMurtery, Doug Perkins, Matt Sargent, Keiko Shichijo, and Harvey Sollberger. His primary teachers were Charles Wuorinen and Milton Babbitt, and he holds degrees from the University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD). He has been on faculty at Western Illinois University since 2002, and in 2023 was elected to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY).<ref>https://www.jamesromig.com/bio.html</ref> -->






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Romig, James

2026-01-30T22:41:09Z

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[[Image:JamesRomig.jpg|right|thumb|250px|James Romig]]

== Biography ==
Born: 1971 


Country: Long Beach Ca - USA 

Studies: University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD)

Teachers: [[Charles Wuorinen]], [[Milton Babbitt]]

Website: [https://www.jamesromig.com https://www.jamesromig.com]

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James Romig endeavors to create intricate musical compositions in which isomorphic designs exert influence on both small-scale iteration and large-scale structure, obscuring boundaries between content and form. Webs of overlapping systems generate multivalent sonic environments that invite listeners to become enmeshed in a dreamlike intermingling of past, present, and future. Critics have described his work as “rapturous, slow-moving beauty” (San Francisco Chronicle), “developing with the naturalness of breathing” (The New Yorker), and “profoundly meditative… haunting” (The Wire). His Still, for solo piano, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize. The Complexity of Distance, composed in 2020 for electric guitarist Mike Scheidt (of the venerable doom metal band YOB), reached #8 on the Billboard classical crossover chart and inspired Seattle's Holy Mountain Brewing to create a namesake beer in its honor. Romig is a two-time Copland House award recipient and has served as artist-in-residence at national parks including Everglades, Grand Canyon, and Petrified Forest. Guest composer presentations include visits to the Eastman School of Music, the Cincinnati Conservatory, SUNY Buffalo, the Clyfford Still Museum, and the American Academy in Rome. His scores are published by Parallax Music Press, and recordings have been released by New World Records, Edition Wandelweiser, Sawyer Editions, Relapse Records, and Perspectives of New Music. Romig’s music has been performed in 37 countries and 49 states by notable performers such as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Hypercube, JACK, Talujon, Louis Goldstein, Craig Hultgren, Taka Kigawa, Ashlee Mack, John McMurtery, Doug Perkins, Matt Sargent, Keiko Shichijo, and Harvey Sollberger. His primary teachers were Charles Wuorinen and Milton Babbitt, and he holds degrees from the University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD). He has been on faculty at Western Illinois University since 2002, and in 2023 was elected to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY).<ref>https://www.jamesromig.com/bio.html</ref> -->






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Romig, James

2026-01-30T22:40:46Z

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[[Image:JamesRomig.jpg|right|thumb|250px|James Romig]]

== Biography ==
Born: 1971 


Country: Long Beach Ca - USA 

Studies: University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD)

Teachers: [[Charles Wuorinen]], [[Milton Babbitt]]

Website: [https://www.jamesromig.com https://www.jamesromig.com]

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James Romig endeavors to create intricate musical compositions in which isomorphic designs exert influence on both small-scale iteration and large-scale structure, obscuring boundaries between content and form. Webs of overlapping systems generate multivalent sonic environments that invite listeners to become enmeshed in a dreamlike intermingling of past, present, and future. Critics have described his work as “rapturous, slow-moving beauty” (San Francisco Chronicle), “developing with the naturalness of breathing” (The New Yorker), and “profoundly meditative… haunting” (The Wire). His Still, for solo piano, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize. The Complexity of Distance, composed in 2020 for electric guitarist Mike Scheidt (of the venerable doom metal band YOB), reached #8 on the Billboard classical crossover chart and inspired Seattle's Holy Mountain Brewing to create a namesake beer in its honor. Romig is a two-time Copland House award recipient and has served as artist-in-residence at national parks including Everglades, Grand Canyon, and Petrified Forest. Guest composer presentations include visits to the Eastman School of Music, the Cincinnati Conservatory, SUNY Buffalo, the Clyfford Still Museum, and the American Academy in Rome. His scores are published by Parallax Music Press, and recordings have been released by New World Records, Edition Wandelweiser, Sawyer Editions, Relapse Records, and Perspectives of New Music. Romig’s music has been performed in 37 countries and 49 states by notable performers such as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Hypercube, JACK, Talujon, Louis Goldstein, Craig Hultgren, Taka Kigawa, Ashlee Mack, John McMurtery, Doug Perkins, Matt Sargent, Keiko Shichijo, and Harvey Sollberger. His primary teachers were Charles Wuorinen and Milton Babbitt, and he holds degrees from the University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD). He has been on faculty at Western Illinois University since 2002, and in 2023 was elected to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY).<ref>https://www.jamesromig.com/bio.html</ref> -->






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Romig, James

2026-01-30T22:39:40Z

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[[Image:JamesRomig.jpg|right|thumb|250px|James Romig]]

== Biography ==
Born: 1971 


Country: Long Beach Ca - USA 

Studies: University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD)

Teachers: [[Charles Wuorinen]], [[Milton Babbitt]]

Website: [https://www.jamesromig.com https://www.jamesromig.com]

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James Romig endeavors to create intricate musical compositions in which isomorphic designs exert influence on both small-scale iteration and large-scale structure, obscuring boundaries between content and form. Webs of overlapping systems generate multivalent sonic environments that invite listeners to become enmeshed in a dreamlike intermingling of past, present, and future. Critics have described his work as “rapturous, slow-moving beauty” (San Francisco Chronicle), “developing with the naturalness of breathing” (The New Yorker), and “profoundly meditative… haunting” (The Wire). His Still, for solo piano, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize. The Complexity of Distance, composed in 2020 for electric guitarist Mike Scheidt (of the venerable doom metal band YOB), reached #8 on the Billboard classical crossover chart and inspired Seattle's Holy Mountain Brewing to create a namesake beer in its honor. Romig is a two-time Copland House award recipient and has served as artist-in-residence at national parks including Everglades, Grand Canyon, and Petrified Forest. Guest composer presentations include visits to the Eastman School of Music, the Cincinnati Conservatory, SUNY Buffalo, the Clyfford Still Museum, and the American Academy in Rome. His scores are published by Parallax Music Press, and recordings have been released by New World Records, Edition Wandelweiser, Sawyer Editions, Relapse Records, and Perspectives of New Music. Romig’s music has been performed in 37 countries and 49 states by notable performers such as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Hypercube, JACK, Talujon, Louis Goldstein, Craig Hultgren, Taka Kigawa, Ashlee Mack, John McMurtery, Doug Perkins, Matt Sargent, Keiko Shichijo, and Harvey Sollberger. His primary teachers were Charles Wuorinen and Milton Babbitt, and he holds degrees from the University of Iowa (BM, MA) and Rutgers University (PhD). He has been on faculty at Western Illinois University since 2002, and in 2023 was elected to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY).<ref>https://www.jamesromig.com/bio.html</ref> -->






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Romig, James

2026-01-30T22:23:27Z

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Clyne, Anna

2026-01-29T08:54:44Z

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[[Image:AnnaClyne.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Anna Clyne]]

== Biography ==
Born: 1980 


Country: London, England 

Studies: The University of Edinburgh, Manhattan School of Music

Teachers: [[Marina Adamia]], [[Marjan Mozetich]] and [[Julia Wolfe]]

Website: [https://www.annaclyne.com/ https://www.annaclyne.com/]

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Anna Clyne is a GRAMMY-nominated and Ivor Novello Award-winning composer, described by The New York Times as a “composer of uncommon gifts and unusual methods,” by NPR as “fearless,” and by The Wall Street Journal as possessing a “rare gift.” She is one of today’s most in-demand and widely performed composers, working internationally with leading orchestras, choreographers, filmmakers, and visual artists.

Clyne has been commissioned and presented by the world’s most dynamic and revered arts institutions, including the Barbican, Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, MoMA, Philharmonie de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, San Francisco Ballet, and the Sydney Opera House; and her music has opened such events as the Edinburgh International Festival, The Last Night of the Proms, and the New York Philharmonic’s season. The World Economic Forum commissioned Clyne’s Restless Oceans, which was premiered by an all-women orchestra, led by Marin Alsop, at the opening ceremony in Davos. The same work was also performed at the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in 2025.

Clyne often collaborates on creative projects across the music industry, including Between the Rooms, a film with choreographer Kim Brandstrup and LA Opera, as well as the Nico Project at the Manchester International Festival, a stage work about pop icon Nico’s life that featured Clyne’s reimagining of The Marble Index for orchestra and voices. Clyne has also reimagined tracks from Thievery Corporation’s The Cosmic Game for the electronica duo with orchestra, and her music has been programmed by such artists as Björk. Other recent collaborators include such notable musicians as Jess Gillam, Jeremy Denk, Martin Fröst, Pekka Kuusisto, and Yo-Yo Ma.

Clyne’s works are frequently choreographed for dance, with recent projects including the world premiere of choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s dance set to Breathing Statues for the Royal Ballet in London and performances of DANCE by the San Francisco Ballet with choreography by Nicolas Blanc.

Clyne’s work in the visual arts has informed several musical projects, including ATLAS and Color Field, inspired by paintings by Gerhard Richter and Mark Rothko, respectively, and Abstractions, sparked by five contemporary artworks.For PALETTE, Clyne created a series of abstract paintings, each correlating to a movement of the work, which were exhibited as part of the JuilliART program at The Juilliard School from August–October 2025.

In addition, Clyne embraces innovation through new technology, developing the Augmented Orchestra (AO) with sound designer Jody Elff. This technology expands the sound-world of the orchestra through computer-controlled processes and has featured in three of her works: Wild Geese (Cabrillo Festival, 2023); The Gorgeous Nothings (BBC Proms, 2024); and PALETTE, the first Concerto for Augmented Orchestra, premiered in February 2025 with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Clyne has worked as Composer in Residence with orchestras across the world. These have included the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, L’Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, Philharmonia Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Castilla y León, and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. She is Trinity Laban’s Visiting Fellow in Composition, and a Cultural Fellow at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Oxford for the 2025-26 season.

Clyne’s music is represented on several labels, including the critically acclaimed 2025 album, Abstractions, on Naxos featuring the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop. Previous portrait albums include SHORTHAND (2024, Sony Classical) with performances by The Knights, Avi Avital, Pekka Kuusisto, Colin Jacobsen, and Yo-Yo Ma; and Mythologies (2020, Avie) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and four internationally acclaimed conductors—Marin Alsop, Sakari Oramo, Andrew Litton, and André de Ridder. Her cello concerto, DANCE, which was recorded by soloist Inbal Segev, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Marin Alsop, has garnered over 12 million plays on Spotify.

Clyne is deeply committed to music education and to supporting and mentoring the next generation of composers. She has taught master classes and workshops throughout the US and internationally and was the founding mentor for the Orchestra of St Luke’s DeGaetano Composition Institute, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s New Stories program, and the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra's Emerging Composers Program.
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2026-01-29T08:54:23Z

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Anna Clyne

Clyne, Anna

2026-01-29T08:52:13Z

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== Biography ==
Born: 1980 


Country: London, England 

Studies: The University of Edinburgh, Manhattan School of Music

Teachers: [[Marina Adamia]], [[Marjan Mozetich]] and [[Julia Wolfe]]

Website: [https://www.annaclyne.com/ https://www.annaclyne.com/]

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Anna Clyne is a GRAMMY-nominated and Ivor Novello Award-winning composer, described by The New York Times as a “composer of uncommon gifts and unusual methods,” by NPR as “fearless,” and by The Wall Street Journal as possessing a “rare gift.” She is one of today’s most in-demand and widely performed composers, working internationally with leading orchestras, choreographers, filmmakers, and visual artists.

Clyne has been commissioned and presented by the world’s most dynamic and revered arts institutions, including the Barbican, Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, MoMA, Philharmonie de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, San Francisco Ballet, and the Sydney Opera House; and her music has opened such events as the Edinburgh International Festival, The Last Night of the Proms, and the New York Philharmonic’s season. The World Economic Forum commissioned Clyne’s Restless Oceans, which was premiered by an all-women orchestra, led by Marin Alsop, at the opening ceremony in Davos. The same work was also performed at the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in 2025.

Clyne often collaborates on creative projects across the music industry, including Between the Rooms, a film with choreographer Kim Brandstrup and LA Opera, as well as the Nico Project at the Manchester International Festival, a stage work about pop icon Nico’s life that featured Clyne’s reimagining of The Marble Index for orchestra and voices. Clyne has also reimagined tracks from Thievery Corporation’s The Cosmic Game for the electronica duo with orchestra, and her music has been programmed by such artists as Björk. Other recent collaborators include such notable musicians as Jess Gillam, Jeremy Denk, Martin Fröst, Pekka Kuusisto, and Yo-Yo Ma.

Clyne’s works are frequently choreographed for dance, with recent projects including the world premiere of choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s dance set to Breathing Statues for the Royal Ballet in London and performances of DANCE by the San Francisco Ballet with choreography by Nicolas Blanc.

Clyne’s work in the visual arts has informed several musical projects, including ATLAS and Color Field, inspired by paintings by Gerhard Richter and Mark Rothko, respectively, and Abstractions, sparked by five contemporary artworks.For PALETTE, Clyne created a series of abstract paintings, each correlating to a movement of the work, which were exhibited as part of the JuilliART program at The Juilliard School from August–October 2025.

In addition, Clyne embraces innovation through new technology, developing the Augmented Orchestra (AO) with sound designer Jody Elff. This technology expands the sound-world of the orchestra through computer-controlled processes and has featured in three of her works: Wild Geese (Cabrillo Festival, 2023); The Gorgeous Nothings (BBC Proms, 2024); and PALETTE, the first Concerto for Augmented Orchestra, premiered in February 2025 with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Clyne has worked as Composer in Residence with orchestras across the world. These have included the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, L’Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, Philharmonia Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Castilla y León, and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. She is Trinity Laban’s Visiting Fellow in Composition, and a Cultural Fellow at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Oxford for the 2025-26 season.

Clyne’s music is represented on several labels, including the critically acclaimed 2025 album, Abstractions, on Naxos featuring the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop. Previous portrait albums include SHORTHAND (2024, Sony Classical) with performances by The Knights, Avi Avital, Pekka Kuusisto, Colin Jacobsen, and Yo-Yo Ma; and Mythologies (2020, Avie) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and four internationally acclaimed conductors—Marin Alsop, Sakari Oramo, Andrew Litton, and André de Ridder. Her cello concerto, DANCE, which was recorded by soloist Inbal Segev, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Marin Alsop, has garnered over 12 million plays on Spotify.

Clyne is deeply committed to music education and to supporting and mentoring the next generation of composers. She has taught master classes and workshops throughout the US and internationally and was the founding mentor for the Orchestra of St Luke’s DeGaetano Composition Institute, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s New Stories program, and the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra's Emerging Composers Program.
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Secret Garden

2026-01-29T08:42:10Z

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[[Firstname Lastname]]



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'''Year''': 20 
'''Duration''': c. 
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Clyne, Anna

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Clyne, Anna

2026-01-29T08:39:14Z

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Zones of Influence

2026-01-28T21:39:03Z

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[[David Rosenboom]]



== General Info ==

'''Year''': 1983 
'''Duration''': c. 60:00 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Publisher''': [[Manuscript]] 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

==Movements==
I. The Winding of a Spring 
II. Closed Attracting Trajectories 
III. Given the Senses the Real Pre-geometry 
IV. Epigenesis, Ontogenesis, Phylogenesis, Parthenogenesis 
V. The Buckling of a Spring 


== Instrumentation ==
multi-percussion: snare drums(3), marimba, xylophone, metalophones, a "Tarong" of 8 tuned hand drums (tablas, Chinese tom-toms, etc.), timpani, spring coil, log drum; with 1 keyboard/computer music symstem; auxiliary keyboard; melody instrument capable of continous glissando 



== Program Notes ==
written for: William Winant; premiere: 1984, San Francisco, California, W. Winant, soloist, composer on electronics

Zones of Influence is in five parts: I. The Winding of a Spring, II. Closed Attracting Trajectories, III. Given the Senses the Real Pre-geometry, IV. Epigenesis, Ontogenesis, Phylogenesis, Parthenogenesis, and V. The Buckling of a Spring. The compositional processes are inspired by models of morphogenesis, parametric shape mutation, catastrophe theory, and morphological evolution, realized with real–time composition and performance algorithms. The complete, fully-realized version is available on a double-CD with accompanying booklet containing an article about the work and its history from Pogus Productions, P21074-2, Chester, NY, (2014). A concert recording of Part I was released on a cassette anthology, Roundup: A Live Electro–acoustic Retrospective (1968–1984), Slowscan Editions, Vol. 7, 's–Hertogenbosch, Holland, (1987). This was re-released on a double-CD from the Art Into Life label in Japan, called Roundup Two—Music with Electro-acoustic Landscapes 1968-1984 (2012). Zones of Influence was composed originally for percussion virtuoso, William "Willie" Winant. ——PHOTO—— William "Willie" Winant (left) and David Rosenboom (right) at Mills College in Oakland, CA in the mid-1980s.
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A Poet in New York

2026-01-28T21:38:07Z

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[[Rafael Reina]]



== General Info ==

'''Year''': 1997 
'''Duration''': c. 60:00 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Publisher''': [[Manuscript]] 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

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[[Voice]] Soprano 



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Spacial Music II

2026-01-28T21:37:13Z

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[[Ton de Leeuw]]



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'''Year''': 1971 
'''Duration''': c. 60:00 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Publisher''': [[Donemus]] 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

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== Instrumentation ==
Player I - IV: Variable Instrumentation 



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commission: NOS in behalf of the Nederlands Slagwerkensemble

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Field of Vision

2026-01-28T21:36:36Z

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[[Michael Gordon]]
== General Info ==
'''Year''': 2022 
'''Publisher''': [[Red Poppy Music]] 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Duration''': 00:60:00 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

== Instrumentation ==
Player 1: [[Gong]] (A3) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (B4) 
Player 2: [[Gong]] (G#3) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (A4) 
Player 3: [[Gong]] (E3) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (G4) 
Player 4: [[Gong]] (D3) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (F#4) 
Player 5: [[Gong]] (E2) & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (E4) 
Player 6: [[Gong]] (D3) & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (D4 + F#4) 
Player 7: [[Gong]] (B2) & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (G4) 
Player 8: [[Gong]] (E2) & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (A4) 
Player 9: [[Gong]] (B2) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (B4) 
Player 10: [[Gong]] (C#3) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (B4 + G5) 
Player 11: [[Gong]] (F#3) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (A4 + F#5) 
Player 12: [[Gong]] (F#3) & Non-pitched Wood & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (G4 + E5) 
Player 13: [[Bell Plate]] (B3) & [[Bass Drum]] & Stones & Sixxen (F#4 + D#5) 
Player 14: [[Bell Plate]] (C#4) & [[Tam Tam]] & Stones & Sixxen (E4 + C#5) 
Player 15: [[Bell Plate]] (D4) & [[Bass Drum]] & Stones & Sixxen (F#4 + G#5) 
Player 16: [[Bell Plate]] (E4) & [[Tam Tam]] & Stones & Sixxen (G4 + G5) 
Player 17: [[Bell Plate]] (F#4) & [[Bass Drum]] & Stones & Sixxen (A4 + C#5) 
Player 18: [[Bell Plate]] (G#4) & [[Tam Tam]] & Stones & Sixxen (B4 + D#5) 
Player 19: [[Bell Plate]] (F#4) & [[Bass Drum]] & Stones & Sixxen (F#4 + D#5) 
Player 20: [[Bell Plate]] (G#4) & [[Tam Tam]] & Stones & Sixxen (E4 + F#5) 
Player 21: [[Bell Plate]] (A4) & [[Bass Drum]] & Stones & Sixxen (F#4 + E5) 
Player 22: [[Bell Plate]] (B4) & [[Tam Tam]] & Stones & Sixxen (B4) & [[Gong]] (D#4) 
Player 23: [[Bell Plate]] (C#5) & [[Bass Drum]] & Stones & Sixxen (A4) & [[Gong]] (C#4) 
Player 24: [[Bell Plate]] (D5) & [[Tam Tam]] & Stones & Sixxen (G4) & [[Gong]] (G#3) 
Player 25: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Low) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (F#4) & [[Gong]] (D3) 
Player 26: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Low) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (E4) & [[Gong]] (E2) 
Player 27: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Low) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (F#4) & [[Gong]] (B2) 
Player 28: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Low) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (G4) & [[Gong]] (F#33) 
Player 29: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (A4) & [[Gong]] (A3) 
Player 30: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (B4) & [[Gong]] (D4) 
Player 31: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (B4) & [[Bass Drum]] 
Player 32: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (Medium) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (A4) & [[Bass Drum]] 
Player 33: Non-pitched Ringing Metal & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (G4) & [[Bass Drum]] 
Player 34: [[Bass Drum]] & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (G4) 
Player 34: [[Bass Drum]] & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (A4) 
Player 34: [[Bass Drum]] & [[Brake Drum]] (High) & Wood Bundle & Sixxen (B4) 

== Program Notes ==
Field of Vision is a large-scale site-specific work for Caramoor’s Sunken Garden and the surrounding grounds, featuring 36 percussionists directed by Doug Perkins. Performed on specially constructed and tuned percussion instruments, industrial metals, wood and gongs, Field of Vision is performed on extremely resonant instruments meant to produce a complex spectrum of overtones and resonances. The large number of percussionists and the vast playing field is meant to highlight perspective and the architectural movement of sound. I think of this perspective of sound a bit like moving from two-dimensional art to three-dimensional art. Sound isn’t a flat line — in Field of Vision it takes on multiple roles in space and time. The resulting waves of moving sound and varying densities are meant to induce a quasi-meditative, almost ecstatic state, in the listener as well as the performer.

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American Biomes

2026-01-28T21:34:00Z

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[[Jamie Whitmarsh]]



== General Info ==

'''Year''': 2021 
'''Duration''': c. 60:00+ 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Publisher''': [[Whitmarsh]] 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

==Movements==
I. TUNDRASTRUCK 
II. DESERT SHIFTS 
III. PRAIRIE NOCTURNE 
IV. DECIDUOUS INTERLUDE (FAUNA) 
V. CAT O' NINE-TAILS AND THE NUTRIENT WATER 
VI. HEARTLAND (1202021) 
VII. COASTAL PASSACAGLIA 
VIII. ALPINE SHADOWS 
IX. CONIFEROUS INTERLUDE (FLORA) 
X. SUBURBAN SPRAWL 



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== Program Notes ==
American Biomes is a concert-length work for percussion quartet, written for a consortium of percussionists around the world. Over the 60-minute work, ten movements will provide a glimpse into the natural makeup of North America. It is my hope that this piece will bring something new to the listener each time they experience it. I am incredibly thankful to the consortium members that elected to participate, and especially to consortium lead Dr. Tommy Dobbs and the premiering ensemble, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Percussion Ensemble. The premiere performance is below, followed by descriptions of each movement.

I. TUNDRASTRUCK 
TUNDRASTRUCK is written to evoke a vast natural expanse, using a combination of huge, boomy sounds (concert bass drum, tam tam) and icy textures (vibraphone, triangles).

II. DESERT SHIFTS 
DESERT SHIFTS is a non-stop adventure, and is the most typical movement of the percussion ensemble genre. There is constant rhythmic groove permeating this movement, with a circular main thematic figure that often obscures the meter.

III. PRAIRIE NOCTURNE 
PRAIRIE NOCTURNE is contrapuntal and dark. This movement marks the first full iteration of the main melodic figure that is developed throughout this work. I like to imagine a single-bedroom cabin on a hill in the prairie, lit by a small lamp. Dark, but not in a foreboding way.

IV. DECIDUOUS INTERLUDE (FAUNA) 
DECIDUOUS INTERLUDE (FAUNA) is colorful, with three gestural bursts. Imagine the forest and all of the life that it supports.

V. CAT O' NINE-TAILS AND THE NUTRIENT WATER 
CAT O' NINE-TAILS AND THE NUTRIENT WATER is written in what is roughly a song form: there is an intro, a verse and chorus that alternate, a bridge (in this case it is in a new tempo), then a return to the verse followed by an outro. To my ears, it is a day and night in a swamp. The murky fluids (nutrient water) traversed by various amphibians and insects, decorated with various foliage (cat of nine-tails), with an overnight party in the swamp. The outro might serve as the sun rising on a new day.

VI. HEARTLAND (1202021) 
HEARTLAND (1202021) is, to me, the heart of the piece. I live in a "flyover" state and I am in love with the landscape and the scenery. Call me an optimist but I believe this American experiment can work if we take care of each other.

VII. COASTAL PASSACAGLIA 
COASTAL PASSACAGLIA is a single-form work, with each iteration of the theme developing into a more aggressive form, ultimately creating crashing waves of sound.

VIII. ALPINE SHADOWS 
ALPINE SHADOWS is by far the most difficult work, written to demonstrate the limits of percussion quartet performance. The duality is present here as well - between the difficulty of climbing to the highest heights and the breathtaking and expansive view you find there.

IX. CONIFEROUS INTERLUDE (FLORA) 
CONIFEROUS INTERLUDE (FLORA) is a dry, exploratory work for any number of performers. The material is largely un-pitched, save for a reference to the first movement. The listener might imagine this as the sonic perspective from the forest floor.

X. SUBURBAN SPRAWL 
Written to be the true finale, SUBURBAN SPRAWL begins with four performers in close quarters. As they disperse, they" build out" and expand the setup. As the work progresses, there are various "builds" that are not completed. After a particularly large build, we visit each of the previous movements before truly arriving and releasing the tension created throughout this movement.<ref>https://www.jamiewhitmarsh.com/americanbiomes</ref>

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==Recent Performances==
New Percussion Literature Showcase Concert - Pasic 2023 - East Tennessee State University - 11/9/23

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The Forest of Metal Objects

2026-01-28T21:33:34Z

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[[Michael Gordon]]
== General Info ==
'''Year''': 2025 
'''Publisher''': [[Red Poppy Music]] 
'''Difficulty''': Advanced 
'''Duration''': 00:60:00 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

==Movements==



== Instrumentation ==
Mallets: [[Vibraphone]] 
Drums: [[Snare Drum]] (Concert & Piccolo) 
Cymbals: [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Gong]] 
Auxiliary Percussion: [[Tambourine]] & [[Cowbell]] & [[Wood Block]] & [[Anvil]] & [[Maracas]] & [[Metal Plate]] 
Others: Chains & Stair & Scissor 

== Program Notes ==
The Forest of Metal Objects is a site specific collaborative work featuring musicians and performers who lead us through the halls of The Cloisters, culminating in the central garden (Cuxa Cloister). The percussive score features a room full of mounted cymbals and specially tuned sheets of aluminum alongside vibraphones and gongs. The Forest of Metal Objects combines ritualized, everyday movements with banners, costumes and scrolls bearing the text-based art of Todd Colby. As the audience moves through The Cloisters’ artifacts, sculptures and tapestries, the unique, beloved architecture echoes with the music of Gordon’s roving metallic-orchestra score. The Met Cloisters is transformed like never before, with movement and direction by Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar, costumes by Liv Rigdon, and featuring the University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble led by Doug Perkins.

=== Review ===

== Errata ==



== Awards ==


== Commercial Discography==

===Online Recordings===





==Recent Performances==
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== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
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Ballet Mécanique

2026-01-28T21:32:50Z

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[[Image:BalletMechaniquesscore.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Ballet Mécanique]]
[[Antheil, George]]



== General Info ==

'''Year''': 1924 
'''Duration''': c.14:00 - 30:00; 18:00 (Siwe Catalog) 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Publisher''': Antheil; Schirmer 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

==Movements==



== Instrumentation ==
16 player pianos (or pianolas) in four parts, 2 regular pianos, 3 xylophones, at least 7 electric bells, 3 propellers, siren, 4 bass drums, and 1 tam-tam.
Player I: 
Player II: 


== Errata ==



== Program Notes ==
The Ballet mécanique is Antheil's most famous—or notorious—piece. At its various premieres, it caused tremendous controversy, not to mention fistfights. Although it was very successful in Paris, it was a huge flop when it came to New York, and in fact Antheil's career as a "serious" composer never recovered from that debacle.

The piece was originally supposed to be a soundtrack to a film of the same name by the French Dadaist painter Fernand Léger and cinematographer Dudley Murphy. But Antheil and the filmmakers worked separately from each other, and when they finally put the music and the film together, they realized they didn't work at all -- for one thing, the music was twice as long as the film. (A new version of the film, with—finally—Antheil's music, had its premiere on May 5, 2001)

The Ballet mécanique is a highly rhythmic, often brutalistic piece combining, among other elements, sounds of the industrial age, atonal music, and jazz. Its instrumental parts are extremely difficult to play, and it lasts, in its various versions, between 14 and 30 minutes.

Antheil wrote several versions of the piece. The very first, written in 1924 calls for 16 player pianos playing four separate parts, for four bass drums, three xylophones, a tam-tam, seven electric bells, a siren, and three different-sized airplane propellors (high wood, low wood, and metal), as well as two human-played pianos.

Until the 1990s, this version of the piece had never been performed in its original instrumentation, since the technology for linking and synchronizing multiple player pianos, whether 4 or 16, although theoretically possible when Antheil conceived the piece, turned out not to be practical. The European-based Ensemble Moderne was the first to attempt the piece: in 1996 and 1999, they performed it in Germany and France using two custom-modified MIDI-driven player pianos to play the 16 parts, and six pianists to play the two human parts.

In response to the technical difficulties, Antheil quickly re-arranged the piano parts, changing the orchestration to include unspecified multiple of two conventional pianos and a single player piano. This version was performed, using 10 human-played pianos, in Paris in 1926 and in an extremely ill-fated concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1927, where it created such a fiasco--technically, musically, and sociologically--that it was not performed again for over 60 years. In 1989 it was revived by conductor Maurice Peress for a performance at Carnegie Hall, and at that time received its first and only recording.

In 1953, after he had established himself as a film composer in Hollywood, Antheil again revised the piece, using a very different ensemble of four pianos, four xylophones, two electric bells, two propellors, timpani, glockenspiel, and assorted percussion. This version, which is much tighter and shorter than the early versions, is performed fairly often and has been recorded several times.
Today, however, we have the technology to perform the piece with its original instrumentation. And it has now been done several times.



==Awards==



== Commercial Discography==



==Recent Performances==

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Ballet Mécanique

2026-01-28T21:32:07Z

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[[Image:BalletMechaniquesscore.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Ballet Mécanique]]
[[Antheil, George]]



== General Info ==

'''Year''': 1924 
'''Duration''': c.14:00 - 30:00; 18:00 (Siwe Catalog) 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Publisher''': Antheil; Schirmer 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

==Movements==



== Instrumentation ==
16 player pianos (or pianolas) in four parts, 2 regular pianos, 3 xylophones, at least 7 electric bells, 3 propellers, siren, 4 bass drums, and 1 tam-tam.
Player I: 
Player II: 


== Errata ==



== Program Notes ==
The Ballet mécanique is Antheil's most famous—or notorious—piece. At its various premieres, it caused tremendous controversy, not to mention fistfights. Although it was very successful in Paris, it was a huge flop when it came to New York, and in fact Antheil's career as a "serious" composer never recovered from that debacle.

The piece was originally supposed to be a soundtrack to a film of the same name by the French Dadaist painter Fernand Léger and cinematographer Dudley Murphy. But Antheil and the filmmakers worked separately from each other, and when they finally put the music and the film together, they realized they didn't work at all -- for one thing, the music was twice as long as the film. (A new version of the film, with—finally—Antheil's music, had its premiere on May 5, 2001)

The Ballet mécanique is a highly rhythmic, often brutalistic piece combining, among other elements, sounds of the industrial age, atonal music, and jazz. Its instrumental parts are extremely difficult to play, and it lasts, in its various versions, between 14 and 30 minutes.

Antheil wrote several versions of the piece. The very first, written in 1924 calls for 16 player pianos playing four separate parts, for four bass drums, three xylophones, a tam-tam, seven electric bells, a siren, and three different-sized airplane propellors (high wood, low wood, and metal), as well as two human-played pianos.

Until the 1990s, this version of the piece had never been performed in its original instrumentation, since the technology for linking and synchronizing multiple player pianos, whether 4 or 16, although theoretically possible when Antheil conceived the piece, turned out not to be practical. The European-based Ensemble Moderne was the first to attempt the piece: in 1996 and 1999, they performed it in Germany and France using two custom-modified MIDI-driven player pianos to play the 16 parts, and six pianists to play the two human parts.

In response to the technical difficulties, Antheil quickly re-arranged the piano parts, changing the orchestration to include unspecified multiple of two conventional pianos and a single player piano. This version was performed, using 10 human-played pianos, in Paris in 1926 and in an extremely ill-fated concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1927, where it created such a fiasco--technically, musically, and sociologically--that it was not performed again for over 60 years. In 1989 it was revived by conductor Maurice Peress for a performance at Carnegie Hall, and at that time received its first and only recording.

In 1953, after he had established himself as a film composer in Hollywood, Antheil again revised the piece, using a very different ensemble of four pianos, four xylophones, two electric bells, two propellors, timpani, glockenspiel, and assorted percussion. This version, which is much tighter and shorter than the early versions, is performed fairly often and has been recorded several times.
Today, however, we have the technology to perform the piece with its original instrumentation. And it has now been done several times.



==Awards==



== Commercial Discography==



==Recent Performances==

{{performances}}



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Timber

2026-01-28T21:26:31Z

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[[Michael Gordon]]



== General Info ==
'''Year''': 2009 
'''Publisher''': [[G. Schirmer]] 
'''Duration''': c.60:00 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - Rental   |   Score Only - $0.00 

==Movements==
part 1 
part 2 
part 3 
part 4 
part 5 


== Instrumentation ==
Player I - VI: Six Wooden Simantras (2x4's) - Amplified 



== Program Notes ==
Timber is an evening-length tour de force scored for six graduated wooden Simantras — percussion instruments devised by French composer Iannis Xenakis. The work brings the physicality, endurance and technique of percussion performance to a new level. Here, Gordon shapes the music in both polyrhythmic and dynamic waves of textures — often each players' hands are in separate rhythmic 'worlds,' each traversing a different dynamic contour from loud to soft to loud, similar in some respects to his solo for percussion, XY.

Much of Gordon's music demonstrates a deep exploration into the extreme possibilities and stunning nature of rhythm, as well as the enriching, yet disturbing, multi-dimensionality of polyrhythmic layers — what has been termed in his music to be "glorious confusion." Timber takes these elements and explores the extreme possibilities of rhythm and texture to a beautifully intense degree. The new evening-length work is a unique and exciting addition to the world of percussion.

Timber was commissioned by the dance company Club Guy and Roni, Slagwerkgroep den Haag and Mantra Percussion.<ref>http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/560/43423</ref>

=== Reviews ===
The musical experience is characterised by the way each sound seems to hover on the edge of itself; rough pitches emerge from the natural timbres, producing occasional flurries of overtones, so that the listening focus is always shifting. And as the rhythmic cycles go in and out of phase, there's also a spray effect, a little like hearing rainfall splatter unevenly on a flat roof. Though bewilderingly difficult to play, the construction is simple enough, with two more static outer sections sandwiching a more dynamic and rhythmically volatile inner section. But the experience is gripping throughout, as if one is in the presence of unpredictable machinations of some benevolent but entirely inscutable intelligence. It's bewildering and comforting at the same time,
Guy Dammann, The Guardian,9/18/2014
Timber is one of the few compositions by a classical composer to achieve (rather than merely mimic) a felt sense of unmediated ritual. Although preoccupied by the notion of ritual, Xenakis’s insistence on filtering and re-focusing it through the prism of contemporary rationalism always ran the risk of sounding like parenthetical commentary, rather than becoming the thing itself. While Gordon’s choice of the simantra – an instrument devised by Xenakis resembling a block of 4×2 wood and struck by a mallet – was a deliberate reaction against a seven-year period of writing orchestral music that stretched from Decasia in 2001 to Dystopia six years later, what results is no mere exercise in palette-cleansing. Nor is it an exercise, per se, in resolving the considerable technical challenges of writing for an instrument whose chief assets are its relatively short sustaining of the struck note, and an astonishingly rich spectrum of overtones. While technical issues are certainly addressed – and in a dazzling multiplicity of workings out – Timber, across its five incrementally hypnotic movements accrues to itself both the quiet, concentrated, intensity of ritual and its recourse to often raucous or rapturous expression. Initially, each of the six simantras is played by one musician – here, collectively, the Dutch ensemble Slagwerk Den Haag, for whom the piece was written – with the first three parts performed with the sextet in a circle. The remaining two parts require a change of physical positions that allows the musicians to play two simantras each, opening up all manner of extraordinary polyrhythmic possibilities. It is the more discernibly simpler rhythmic structures of the first three parts – virtually amoebic-like compared to the complex biotic structures found in the concluding parts – that inculcate the mantra-like tropes of a ritual forming itself. Intense as the experience of listening to it is, one can only imagine what it must be like to play: the overall effect being to find yourself enveloped in a series of overlapping latticeworks that are in a state of constant flux. But the relative simplicity of the one-to-a-part opening movements does not preclude complexity. There’s an astonishing section in Part 3 in which machine-gun rapid notes are sent spinning around the six soloists (who play with utter concentration and expressiveness) like a ball spinning in a roulette wheel. It’s here you begin to realize the immense achievement of Timber, a piece that seems altogether organic and self-creating. That impression is given greater force in the two concluding parts, where Gordon makes surprisingly rich and inventive use of what he describes as the “stark palette” of the simantra. He is blessed by the precision playing of Slagwerk Den Haag, who give virtuosic shape and substance to the clattering ebb and flow of the music in impeccable performances throughout. Despite beginning with the slenderest of resources, in Timber Michael Gordon has created something with an incantatory power that is, in the truest sense of the word, mesmeric. The spacious recording, in the Dutch radio studios in Hilversum, is excellent, especially when heard on headphones.
Michael Quinn, The Classical Review,2/13/2012<ref>http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/43423</ref>

== Errata ==



== Awards ==


== Commercial Discography==

=== Online Recordings ===

==Recent Performances==
<embedvideo service="vimeo">https://vimeo.com/104432151</embedvideo>

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Inuksuit

2026-01-28T21:25:36Z

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[[John Luther Adams]]
== General Info ==
Year: 2009 
Duration: 00:75:00 to 00:90:00 

== Program Note ==
My music has always been rooted in the earth. Over the past thirty-five years I've composed many works inspired by the outdoors, but heard indoors. Recently, after hearing Strange and Sacred Noise performed in the Anza-Borrego desert, the New England woods, and the tundra of the Alaska Range, I've wanted to create a large-scale work conceived specifically to be performed outside.

Inuksuit is inspired by the stone sentinels constructed over the centuries by the Inuit in the windswept expanses of the Arctic. The word "Inuksuit" translates literally: "to act in the capacity of the human". This work is haunted by the vision of the melting of the polar ice, the rising of the seas, and what may remain of humanity's presence after the waters recede.

Inuksuit is a concert-length work for percussion, in which the performers are widely dispersed and move throughout a large, open area. The listeners, too, may move around freely and discover their own individual listening points. This work is intended to expand our awareness of the never-ending music of the world in which we live, transforming seemingly empty space into more fully experienced place.

Each performance of Inuksuit is different, determined by the size of the ensemble, the specific instruments chosen, and by the topology and vegetation of the site. There is no master score. Rather, this folio contains a collection of musical materials and possibilities for musicians to use in creating a unique realisation of the work.

Inuksuit invites exploration and discovery of the relationship between the music and the site, as well as the musicians' interactions with both. The musicians are encouraged to consider carefully the selection of instruments, the distribution of performers, and the acoustical properties of the performance site.

The experience of preparing, performing and hearing Inuksuit may raise larger questions: What does it mean to act creatively with and within our environment? Can we listen and hear more deeply the field of sound all around us? How does where we are define what we do and, ultimately, who we are? And how do we understand the brevity of our human presence in the immensity of geologic time?

== Recent Performance ==
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== Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
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=== Multiple Percussion Solo ===
[[Four Thousand Holes]] - [[Multiple Percussion]], [[Piano]], [[Electronics]] 
[[Ilimaq]] - [[Multiple Percussion]], [[Electronics]] 
[[Songbirdsongs, Book I]] – [[Multiple Percussion]]; Piccolo 
[[Songbirdsongs, Book II]] – Multiple Percussion; Piccolo 
[[The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies]] – Multiple Percussion; [[computer]] 

=== Percussion Trio ===
[[Songbirdsongs]] – [[Percussion Trio]]; [[Piccolo]]s (2) 
[[Always very soft]] 

=== Percussion Quartet ===
[[dust into dust - from: Strange and Sacred Noise]] 
[[Five Percussion Quartets - from: Coyote Builds North America]] 
[[Four Drum Quartets - from: Earth and the Great Weather]] 
[[Prophecies of Fire]] 
[[Qilyaun]] 

=== Percussion Sextet ===
[[Green Corn Dance]] – [[Percussion Sextet]] 

=== Percussion Ensemble ===
[[Inuksuit]] - [[Percussion Ensemble]] - 9-99 Percussionists 
[[Sauyatugvik: The Time of Drumming]] – [[Percussion Ensemble]]

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=== Multiple Percussion Solo ===
[[Four Thousand Holes]] - [[Multiple Percussion]], [[Piano]], [[Electronics]]
[[Ilimaq]] - [[Multiple Percussion]], [[Electronics]] 
[[Songbirdsongs, Book I]] – [[Multiple Percussion]]; Piccolo 
[[Songbirdsongs, Book II]] – Multiple Percussion; Piccolo 
[[The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies]] – Multiple Percussion; [[computer]] 

=== Percussion Trio ===
[[Songbirdsongs]] – [[Percussion Trio]]; [[Piccolo]]s (2) 
[[Always very soft]] 

=== Percussion Quartet ===
[[dust into dust - from: Strange and Sacred Noise]] 
[[Five Percussion Quartets - from: Coyote Builds North America]] 
[[Four Drum Quartets - from: Earth and the Great Weather]] 
[[Prophecies of Fire]] 
[[Qilyaun]] 

=== Percussion Sextet ===
[[Green Corn Dance]] – [[Percussion Sextet]] 

=== Percussion Ensemble ===
[[Inuksuit]] - [[Percussion Ensemble]] - 9-99 Percussionists 
[[Sauyatugvik: The Time of Drumming]] – [[Percussion Ensemble]]

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2026-01-28T21:18:35Z

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=== Multiple Percussion Solo ===
[[Songbirdsongs, Book I]] – [[Multiple Percussion]]; Piccolo 
[[Songbirdsongs, Book II]] – Multiple Percussion; Piccolo 
[[The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies]] – Multiple Percussion; [[computer]] 

=== Percussion Trio ===
[[Songbirdsongs]] – [[Percussion Trio]]; [[Piccolo]]s (2) 
[[Always very soft]] 

=== Percussion Quartet ===
[[dust into dust - from: Strange and Sacred Noise]] 
[[Five Percussion Quartets - from: Coyote Builds North America]] 
[[Four Drum Quartets - from: Earth and the Great Weather]] 
[[Prophecies of Fire]] 
[[Qilyaun]] 

=== Percussion Sextet ===
[[Green Corn Dance]] – [[Percussion Sextet]] 

=== Percussion Ensemble ===
[[Inuksuit]] - [[Percussion Ensemble - 9-99 Percussionists 
[[Sauyatugvik: The Time of Drumming]] – [[Percussion Ensemble]]