Protaganom

Roger Cichy

General Info

Year: 1988
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Per-Mus
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Movements

1. Tantara
2. Pasquinade
3. Epic

Instrumentation

Player I:
Player II:
Player III:
Player IV:
Player V:

Program Notes

Protaganom is a percussion ensemble composition written for five players each playing a variety of percussion instruments.

The first movement, Tantara, is rhythmic and spirited, and features the xylophone with a quasi sabre dance melody. Movement two, Pasquinade, contains a jazzy texture utilizing a blues melody containing chromatic passages, all the while played in a swing style. To contrast the previous movements, the final movement, Epic, establishes a different precedence over melodic material by limiting the musical pitches to G, C, and E flat, the notes of a C minor triad. To achieve melodic interest, the three notes are given various groupings. In most instances, it is the pattern of G, C and E flat that creates momentum and sustains interest.

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Protaganom – Percussion Quintet; Percussion (5)