Hush

General Info

Composer: Glenn Kotche
Arranger: James Campbell
Publisher: Bachovich Music Publications
Year of Published: 2012
Cost: $45.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba 1
Player 2: Marimba 2
Player 3: Marimba 3
Player 4: Marimba 4 & Drum Set
Player 5: Vibraphone & Rain Stick & toy box fx & Gong or thundersheet
Player 6: Vibraphone & Rain Stick &* toy box fz & [[Wind Chimes (wood and bamboo) & fx cymbal (spiral trash) & timpano (only note required is C - can be played on 29" or 26" drum)
Player 7: Crotales & Wind chimes (metal tubes) & plastic hose (any pitch) & Bongos & pitch pipe & toy box fx & small bass drum with popcorn snare drum (tuned to sound like a drum machine) & large Gong
Player 8: Plastic hose tuned to A & large Gong & pitch pipe & Vibraslap
Player 9: Plastic hose tuned to ! & Bongos & pitch pipe & toy box fx & large Ratchet & timpano (only note required is low G - can be played on 32" or 29")
Player 10: 2 Timpani & plastic hose (any pitch) & pitch pipe & toy box fx & large Ratchet The timpani play two notes in this part - E3 and C2. E3 can be played on a 26" or 23". D2 is generally the lowest pitch on a 32", so your best hope of getting a C2 is to tune your 32" as low as you can. However you may wind up having to play this note an octave higher, in which case it can be played on a 29" or 26"
Chorus A & B (optional) - Voice, wind wands (or bullroarers)

Description

Glenn Kotche, well-known percussionist and composer, wrote the original version of Hush for percussion quartet and pre-recorded sound design. While the static melodic material directs the focus on the uncoiling rhythmic cycles, the use of shifts in register and eclectic sound design provide scene changes in the music. James Campbell has arranged Hush for an acoustic percussion ensemble in a realization that expresses the subtle nuances of the original work while unleashing the potential that larger forces can provide.