Z Conversion

Minoru Miki

General Info

Year: 2005
Publisher: Go Fish Music
Duration: 00:11:00
Cost: $25.00 (Score Only)

Description

A steady motion machine, this work closed the Zator/Miki concert at PASIC 2006 with a kick. At the event, Minoru Miki called the piece "jazzy" - full of driving rhythms and the 'monkey dance groove', he has a point for sure! An excellent opener or closer to a concert. 10 minutes

Instrumentation

Player 1: Snare Drum (w/o snares), 4 Cowbells (low to high), Triangle, Atari-Gane, Crash Cymbals, Wind Chimes, Marimba
Player 2: Tam-Tam, 4 Gongs (low to high), 4 Cowbells (low to high), Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal, Vibraphone
Player 3: 4 Log Drums (low to high), 5 Woodblocks (low to high), Rute, Bamboo Wind Chimes
Player 4: 5 Temple Blocks, Bingsara, Guiro
Player 5: 6 Roto-Toms, High Tom-Tom, Snare Drum, 2 Timpani
Player 6: Bass Drum, 4 Tom-Toms (low to high), Wooden Plank, Suspended Cymbal
Player 7: Shime-Daiko, Marimba
Player 8: Gaku Daiko, Bass Marimba

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Cassiopeia Marimbana - Marimba Quintet
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (Miki) - Marimba, Orchestra
Dotoh - Percussion Duo
East Arc - pipa, violin, cello and marimba/percussions
Kincho Daiko - Marimba, Percussion Quartet
Marim Dan-Dan - Marimba and Matsuri-Daiko
Marimba Spiritual - Marimba, Percussion Trio
Requiem 99 - Marimba and Japanese Instruments
Sohmon III - Voice - soprano, Marimba and Piano
Time for Marimba - Marimba
Yoshitsune Daiko - Vibraphone, Percussion Quartet
"Z Concerto" for Marimba, Percussion and Orchestra - Marimba, Orchestra
Z Conversion - Percussion Octet