The Swords Of Moda-Ling
General Info
Year: 1957
Duration: c. 6:07
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: PetersG
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00
Movements
Instrumentation
Player I: Orchestra bells, opt. vibraphone
Player II: Xylophone
Player III: Tubular chimes
Player IV: Piano
Player V: Timpani(4)
Player VI: Snare drum, wood block
Player VII: Temple blocks
Player VIII: Bass drum, tam tam, suspended cymbal
Program Notes
Online Review
Scored for 7 or 8 percussion players and piano the following instruments are used: glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba, vibes (optional), chimes, timpani (4), temple blocks, snare drum, bass drum, suspended cymbal, tam-tam, triangle, and piano. As indicated by the above instrumentation this work is melodically conceived and expertly written by a percussionist-composer who has a thorough knowledge of the possibilities of the keyboard percussion instruments. Modal usage, and specific colors and rhythms, among other elements tend to give this work an Oriental character which was in fact inspired by the Japanese Dances of Bernard Rogers, the composer's teacher at the Eastman School of Music. Having received numerous performances, including at the MENC convention in Detroit last spring and at the National Music Camp-Interlochen, this work appears to have the potential to become a standard item in the repertoire of the modern percussion ensemble. - Vol. 6 No. 1, 1967 [1]
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Works for Percussion by this Composer
The Swords Of Moda-Ling - Percussion Septet; Piano
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