Platinum
General Info
Year: 2001-2003
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Dave Hollinden Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $50.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
lead and Platinum were composed as a set of pieces to be performed together with no break in between. They may also be performed separately as individual pieces.
Instrumentation
Multiple Percussion: 2 Tom Toms (medium and large), 2 Congas, Bongos, Cowbell (large), 3 Woodblocks (medium, small and piccolo), Almglocken (small), Splash Cymbal, Crash Cymbal (small, bright), 2 Chinese Cymbals (small, very small), High Hat, Tambourine (with head), Crasher, Sleigh Bells, Triangle (medium)
Program Notes
I began composing lead after having finished Platinum. I wanted it to provide a contrast to Platinum's rhythmic vitality, so I asked myself what would happen if I wrote music without relying on rhythm and counting as my primary devices. This led to a great deal of brooding and questioning, and resulted in music with an inert heaviness.
Platinum, on the other hand, was a breath of fresh air. It was the first piece I had written after working for two years on a concerto for percussion, and it came out as an extended burst of restless, rhythmic energy. The title represents images of bright, polished surfaces; hard, crisp edges; and the clear, ringing sound of metal that came to mind when reflecting on the music.[1]
Commissioned by
commissioned by Sole Nero: Jessica Johnson, piano and Anthony Di Sanza, percussion
Errata
Awards
Commercial Discography
Musica per Due, by Sole Nero: Jessica Johnson, piano and Anthony Di Sanza, percussion.[2]
Recent Performances
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
A Different Drummer - Multiple Percussion
Alchemy - Percussion Duo
Boundary Conditions - Multiple Percussion; String Quartet
Cold Pressed - Multiple Percussion
Dusting the Connecting Link - Multiple Percussion
Flux - Marimba; Flute; Clarinet; Alto Saxophone
Immersion - Percussion Quartet; Saxophone Quartet
In Time to Come - Marimba; Alto Saxophone
Lead - Multiple Percussion; Piano
Of Wind and Water - Marimba
Percussion Quartet No. 2 (Hollinden) - Percussion Quartet
Platinum - Multiple Percussion; Piano
Reckless - Percussion Octet
Release (Hollinden) - Percussion Octet
Six Ideas for Snare, Bass, and Cymbal - Multiple Percussion
Slender Beams of Solid Rhythm - Multiple Percussion
Surface Tension - Percussion Duo
The Whole Toy Laid Down - Percussion Quartet
what clarity? (with perc. ens. version) - Multiple Percussion; Percussion Ensemble (11)
what clarity? (with strings version) - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Additional Resources
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