Kinetikus
General Info
Year of Published: 2009
Duration: 00:10:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Glockenspiel
Player 3: Xylophone
Player 4: Xylophone
Player 5: Vibraphone
Player 6: Vibraphone
Player 7: Vibraphone
Player 8: Marimba
Player 9: Marimba
Player 10: Marimba
Player 11: Marimba
Player 12: Marimba
Program Notes
Kinetikus is essentially a composition for keyboard percussion orchestra. The main parts are scored for glockenspiel, crotales, tubular chimes, two xylophones, five marimbas, and three vibraphones. The concept of kinetic energy seemed to me an appropriate metaphor. The music is continuously “in motion” as passages of frenetic activity alternate with moments of relative repose. Pattern-based textures predominate, yet the overall form reflects a dramatic unfolding that sets Kinetikus apart from the more typical “minimalist” compositions, which are often static or process-oriented. Kinetikus was commissioned by the University of Houston Percussion Ensemble, and premiered in November 2009. [1]
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
Awakening - Multiple Percussion, Trumpet
Harmonia Mundi Percussion Duo, Pianos (2)
Kinetikus - Percussion Ensemble (12) - Mallet Ensemble
The Whisperer - Percussion Duo, Pianos (2)
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