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== General Info == | == General Info == | ||
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| − | '''Duration''': c. <br /--> | + | '''Duration''': c. 9:30 <br /--> |
| − | '''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /--> | + | '''Difficulty''': Advanced (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /--> |
| − | '''Publisher''': [[ | + | '''Publisher''': [[Jenni Brandon Music]]<br /--> |
| − | '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $ | + | '''Cost''': PDF Score and Parts - $35.00 | Mailed Score and Parts - $39.00<br /--> |
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== Instrumentation == | == Instrumentation == | ||
| − | + | Player I: [[Marimba]]<br> | |
| + | Player II: Marimba<br> | ||
| + | Player III: Marimba<br> | ||
| + | Player IV: Marimba <br> | ||
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== Program Notes == | == Program Notes == | ||
| + | Badwater Basin for marimba quartet is the first movement from a larger work in progress about Death Valley National Park in California. It seemed like an appropriate place to start telling of the fascinating topography and history of this area as Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. This wide expanse of salt flats covers almost 200 square miles and contains white sea of mostly sodium chloride, or table salt. Once an ancient inland lake, because the water had nowhere to go, sediment and salt accumulated over time, leaving behind the miles of an otherworldly landscape in the middle of the desert. | ||
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| + | In telling the story of this location, I wanted the performers and audience to experience what it might be like to walk out across those salt flats. The work begins with the performers playing with mallets wrapped in cellophane to create a crunchy sound much like walking out onto the salt basin. I also wanted to mix some other musical colors in here of the pristine white of the salt basin, as well as the sound of the salt crystals expanding and popping in the desert heat by using the slap mallets. At times the performers use the shafts of their mallets to play, and this represents the delicate formations of these salt structures, as if you are crouching down to get a closer look. There’s also a rhythmic motion in this piece that represents the waves of the ancient lake that once filled this basin. | ||
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| + | Seeing Badwater Basin is a unique and beautiful experience, and I wanted to capture that in the joyful drive of this work. I also hope this work will serve as a reminder that we must continue to support and protect our National Parks in the United States to preserve stunning places like Badwater Basin and Death Valley National Park.<reF>https://jennibrandon.com/product/badwater-basin-for-marimba-quartet/</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Performance Notes=== | ||
| + | This work uses “crackle mallets” to imitate the crunch-like sound of walking out onto the salt flats. Crackle Mallets: 4 sets of mallets wrapped in Cellophane paper with the top slightly longer than the mallet and left open. Performer will sometimes play closer to the open end of cellophane to create maximum “crunch” sound. Slap mallets are also used in this work. | ||
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| + | ===Commissions=== | ||
| + | Composed for Heartland Marimba’s New Quartets Project Consortium 2020-2022<br> | ||
| + | Supported in part by New Music USA.<br> | ||
| + | NQP Consortium Members (*Lead Member):<br> | ||
| + | Radford University (Radford, VA), Rob Sanderl*<br> | ||
| + | Matthew Coley<br> | ||
| + | Percussion Friends / Mallet Collective (Weert, Netherlands)<br> | ||
| + | Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT), Andrew Kolar<br> | ||
| + | San Diego State University, Greg Cohen<br> | ||
| + | Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT), Lynn Vartan<br> | ||
| + | Third Coast Percussion<br> | ||
| + | Troy University (Troy, AL), T. Adam Blackstock<br> | ||
| + | University of Nebraska-Omaha, Hannah Weaver<br> | ||
| + | William Moersch<br> | ||
=== Review === | === Review === | ||
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===Online Recordings=== | ===Online Recordings=== | ||
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Revision as of 03:12, 29 February 2024
General Info
Year: 2022
Duration: c. 9:30
Difficulty: Advanced (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Jenni Brandon Music
Cost: PDF Score and Parts - $35.00 | Mailed Score and Parts - $39.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Player I: Marimba
Player II: Marimba
Player III: Marimba
Player IV: Marimba
Program Notes
Badwater Basin for marimba quartet is the first movement from a larger work in progress about Death Valley National Park in California. It seemed like an appropriate place to start telling of the fascinating topography and history of this area as Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. This wide expanse of salt flats covers almost 200 square miles and contains white sea of mostly sodium chloride, or table salt. Once an ancient inland lake, because the water had nowhere to go, sediment and salt accumulated over time, leaving behind the miles of an otherworldly landscape in the middle of the desert.
In telling the story of this location, I wanted the performers and audience to experience what it might be like to walk out across those salt flats. The work begins with the performers playing with mallets wrapped in cellophane to create a crunchy sound much like walking out onto the salt basin. I also wanted to mix some other musical colors in here of the pristine white of the salt basin, as well as the sound of the salt crystals expanding and popping in the desert heat by using the slap mallets. At times the performers use the shafts of their mallets to play, and this represents the delicate formations of these salt structures, as if you are crouching down to get a closer look. There’s also a rhythmic motion in this piece that represents the waves of the ancient lake that once filled this basin.
Seeing Badwater Basin is a unique and beautiful experience, and I wanted to capture that in the joyful drive of this work. I also hope this work will serve as a reminder that we must continue to support and protect our National Parks in the United States to preserve stunning places like Badwater Basin and Death Valley National Park.[1]
Performance Notes
This work uses “crackle mallets” to imitate the crunch-like sound of walking out onto the salt flats. Crackle Mallets: 4 sets of mallets wrapped in Cellophane paper with the top slightly longer than the mallet and left open. Performer will sometimes play closer to the open end of cellophane to create maximum “crunch” sound. Slap mallets are also used in this work.
Commissions
Composed for Heartland Marimba’s New Quartets Project Consortium 2020-2022
Supported in part by New Music USA.
NQP Consortium Members (*Lead Member):
Radford University (Radford, VA), Rob Sanderl*
Matthew Coley
Percussion Friends / Mallet Collective (Weert, Netherlands)
Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT), Andrew Kolar
San Diego State University, Greg Cohen
Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT), Lynn Vartan
Third Coast Percussion
Troy University (Troy, AL), T. Adam Blackstock
University of Nebraska-Omaha, Hannah Weaver
William Moersch
Review
Errata
Awards
Commercial Discography
Online Recordings
Recent Performances
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Badwater Basin for Marimba Quartet - Percussion Quartet - Marimba Quartet
Great Sand Dunes for Flute and Marimba - Marimba, Flute
Tempestas - Mallets, Bb & Bass Clarinet
Additional Resources
References