Etude for a Quiet Hall

Christopher Deane

General Info

Year: 1982
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Christopher Deane, distributed by Innovative Percussion
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Marimba

Program Notes

Christopher Deane is associate ­­­professor in percussion at the University of North Texas. Prior to his appointment with UNT, he was the principal timpanist of the Greensboro Symphony for nine years and a regular performer as both percussionist and timpanist with the North Carolina Symphony for ten years. Deane's Etude for a Quiet Hall won the 1st prize in the 1982 PAS Composition Competition. The piece is a study in space and time and explores the use of silence, sustain, and soft dynamic ranges, as well as the technical capabilities of the performer. The collections of emotional themes found in the piece are presented in ABA form. The more subdued outer sections of the piece contain a variety of characters created by the sustaining of a soft single note played against moving lines in counterpoint. The outer sections encompass a virtuosic, almost rhapsodic, fast-moving middle section, which contrasts and complements the others brilliantly, eventually leaving the listener with a final profound feeling of contentment.

Reviews

"Christopher Deane's Etude for a Quiet Hall was the 1st prize recipient of the 1982 PAS Composition Competition. Written for solo, unaccompanied marimba, this work uses subtly advanced, four-mallet technique throughout an extended slow introduction. The second section is more linear (melodically) with perpetual arpeggia-like figures. Suggested stickings are clearly marked. The only critical suggestion to this ABA structural work is to have occasional tempo markings - there are none. This four-page solo is printed on oversized 11" x 17" sheets which are not bound. This easily accommodates noiseless transitions from one page to another. Etude for a Quiet Hall is dedicated to J. Massie Johnson and is an effective addition to the advanced solo marimba repertoire." - James Lambert Percussive Notes, October 1983

Awards

1st prize in the 1982 PAS Composition Competition

Recent Performances

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Emporia State University Percussion Ensemble - November 29, 2017 - Albert Taylor Concert Hall - "Doomsday" Concert

Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

Dis Qui Etude – Vibraphone
Etude for a Quiet Hall – Marimba
In the Sea of Clouds – Marimba
Mourning Dove Sonnet – Vibraphone
Prelude I – Timpani
Sea of Clouds – Marimba
The Apocryphal Still Life – Vibraphone
The Process of Invention – Marimba
Three Shells – Marimba

Ensemble Works

Almost Perpetual Torque - Mallet Trio
Arcanical Plains - Percussion (12)
Marimba Quartet No. 2 - Sensing the Coriolis - Percussion Quartet - Marimba Quartet
Scavenger Music – Percussion Quintet
The Manes Scroll – Percussion (10)
Vespertine Formations – Percussion Quartet - Marimba Quartet