Cygnus X
General Info
Year of Published: 2020
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:10:40
Cost: $54.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone & Crotales & High Splash Cymbal
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: [Marimba]] & Medium High Splash Cymbal
Player 6: Marimba & Medium Splash Cymbal
Player 7: Chimes & Wine Glasses (D, E, F)
Player 8: 5 Timpani & Temple Bowls (A, D)
Player 9: Snare Drum & Temple Blocks (2) & High Opera Gong & Analog Metronome
Player 10: Field Drum & 2 Roto-Toms & 4 Octobans
Player 11: Snare Drum & 4 Concert Tom-toms & Impact Bass Drum & Analog Metronome & Bongos & 2 Triangles
Player 12: Hi Hat & Wind Chimes & Spring Drum & Claves & Woodblock & Tambourine & Impact Bass Drum
Player 13: Tambourine & Analog Metronome & Bell Tree & Triangle
Player 14: Sizzle Cymbal & Crash Cymbals & China Cymbal & Suspended Cymbal & Finger Cymbals
Player 15: Large Tam-Tam & Suspended Cymbal
Player 16: Concert Bass Drum
Program Notes
In this 10-1/2 minute work for 16 percussionists, the composer was inspired by the fantasies he had as as child when he looked up at the stars in awe. What secrets are hidden behind the night sky? He linked this to the symbol of the commissioning ensemble, ‘Cecilia,’ which is the Swan, a particularly intriguing galaxy. The Galaxy Swan, Cygnus in Latin, is best known for Cygnus X-1 – a black hole. Cygnus X-1 was the first proof that black holes exist. This phenomenon is one of the greatest forces in the universe. Even light cannot escape this cosmic primal force. The piece takes the listener on a cosmic journey to the black hole through the eyes of a child.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
El Classico Nuevo
Ex Machina 2
Nox Oculus
Seasons
Suite Anicienne Nouveau
Twelve Developing Solos for Snare Drum
Time Divided
Percussion Ensemble (10-12 Players)
A Blue Cadance (Extended) - Percussion (10)
Arabian Dance - Percussion (12)
Blinding Lights - Percussion (12)
Exuma - Percussion (11)
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose (Extended Version) - Percussion (11); Flute
Open Up! (Version 1) - Percussion (10)
Passio Laurentio - Percussion (10)
Patamba - Percussion (10)
Synergy (Houben) - Percussion Octet
Time Line - Percussion (10)
Tres Muses - Percussion (10) & Soprano Saxophone & Flugel Horn
Percussion Ensemble (13-15 Players)
A Saturdaynight Soundtrack - Percussion (15)
A Silver Lining - Euphunium & Percussion (14) & Keyboard
Aura - Percussion (15)
D'Artagnan: le Siège de Maestricht - Percussion (15)
Deetere - Percussion (14)
Duende - Percussion (13)
Equilibrium - Percussion (13)
Evolve (Houben) - Percussion (15) & Bass Trombone
Extasis - Percussion (13)
First Contact? - Percussion (15)
Feniks Rising - Percussion (13)
Hatirla Antalya - Percussion (13)
Musicology - Percussion (13)
Open Up! (Version 2) - Percussion (13)
Pandora's Box - Percussion (15)
Promise Me - Percussion (13)
Reflections of a Reality - Percussion (14)
Soleil Levant - Percussion (14)
Suite Slava - Percussion (13)
Unitas Aureus - Percussion (13)
Percussion Ensemble (16 Players or more)
Android Anthem - Percussion (17)
Cygnus X - Percussion (16)
Evolve (2022 Version) - Percussion (16)
Na Dato - Percussion (16)
Nyama - Percussion (20+)
Open Up! (Version 3) - Percussion (16)
To One In Paradise - Percussion (20+)