Occam's Razor

Gene Fambrough

General Info

Year: 2018
Duration: 00:08:30
Difficulty: Advanced
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: $42.00

Instrumentation

Soloist

Marimba

Percussion Quartet

Player 1: Pin Chimes & Tam-Tam & Crotales & Snare Drum (Piccolo) & Brake Drum
Player 2: Suspended Cymbal & Finger Cymbals & Vibraphone & Bongos
Player 3: Glockenspiel & Echo Tree & 2 Medium Concert Tom-toms & Ribbon Crasher
Player 4: China Cymbal & 2 Triangles & Concert Bass Drum & Hi-Hat

Program Notes

Occam's Razor is a principle of succinctness used in problem-solving, stating that when choosing between two or more methods, the simplest solution is usually the best. The application of the principle often shifts the burden of proof in a discussion; the razor states that one should proceed to simpler theories until simplicity can be traded for greater explanatory power. The simplest available theory need not be most accurate. Philosophers also point out that the exact meaning of simplest may be nuanced.

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