Difference between revisions of "Millennium Canticles"
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== General Info == | == General Info == | ||
| − | '''Year''': | + | '''Year''': 2022<br /--> |
| − | '''Duration''': c. <br /--> | + | '''Duration''': c. 15:00 <br /--> |
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /--> | '''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /--> | ||
| − | '''Publisher''': [[ | + | '''Publisher''': [[G. Schirmer]]<br /--> |
| − | '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $ | + | '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $42.00 | Score Only - $0.00<br /--> |
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==Movements== | ==Movements== | ||
| + | Part 1: Famous Disaster Psalm<br> | ||
| + | Part 2: The Doubter’s Litany<br> | ||
| + | Part 3: Bloodied Bells<br> | ||
| + | Part 4: Choir of the Holy Locusts<br> | ||
| + | Part 5: Survival Psalm<br> | ||
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== Instrumentation == | == Instrumentation == | ||
| − | + | Player I - IV: wood planks, tin cans, junk metal, tom-toms, bass drums (lion's roar), chimes, pipes, whistles, Waldteufel <br> | |
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== Program Notes == | == Program Notes == | ||
| + | Commissioned by Third Coast Percussion with lead support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting, and additional support from Bruce Oltman, the Third Coast Percussion New Works Fund, and the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation. | ||
| + | Millennium Canticles was inspired by the dark comedic play Mr. Burns by Anne Washburn. In the play, a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world try to remember the plot of an episode of the television sitcom "The Simpsons." They recreate the episode in an increasingly ritualized and exaggerated way to cope with their trauma and to find meaning in the world.<ref>https://www.classicalondemand.com/products/mazzoli-millennium-canticles-for-percussion-quartet#_ga=2.38502181.76176470.1766132137-1060100554.1766132128</ref> | ||
=== Review === | === Review === | ||
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===Online Recordings=== | ===Online Recordings=== | ||
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==Recent Performances== | ==Recent Performances== | ||
| + | 3rd Movement - Bloodied Bells - Performed by University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 50 - Friday, November 14, 2025 // 10:00 a.m. // Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom // Indianapolis, Indiana<br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:32, 19 December 2025
General Info
Year: 2022
Duration: c. 15:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Cost: Score and Parts - $42.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Part 1: Famous Disaster Psalm
Part 2: The Doubter’s Litany
Part 3: Bloodied Bells
Part 4: Choir of the Holy Locusts
Part 5: Survival Psalm
Instrumentation
Player I - IV: wood planks, tin cans, junk metal, tom-toms, bass drums (lion's roar), chimes, pipes, whistles, Waldteufel
Program Notes
Commissioned by Third Coast Percussion with lead support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting, and additional support from Bruce Oltman, the Third Coast Percussion New Works Fund, and the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation.
Millennium Canticles was inspired by the dark comedic play Mr. Burns by Anne Washburn. In the play, a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world try to remember the plot of an episode of the television sitcom "The Simpsons." They recreate the episode in an increasingly ritualized and exaggerated way to cope with their trauma and to find meaning in the world.[1]
Review
Errata
Awards
Commercial Discography
Online Recordings
Recent Performances
3rd Movement - Bloodied Bells - Performed by University of North Texas Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 50 - Friday, November 14, 2025 // 10:00 a.m. // Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom // Indianapolis, Indiana
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Millennium Canticles - Percussion Quartet
Volume - Percussion Duo
Additional Resources
References