Udacrep Akubrad (Chamber Version)

Avner Dorman

General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Schirmer
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player I:Marimba, 2 Darabukas, 1 Tom
Player II:Marimba, 2 Darabukas, 1 Tom

Program Notes

Derek Tywoniuk writes that Avner Dorman’s Udacrep Akubrad is a piece “unlike any other in the percussion repertoire, and it’s as fun to play as it is challenging. Upon first glance at the music, the pitches and rhythms are simple, yet Dorman melds that simplicity with a technical virtuosity that transforms it into a brilliant showpiece for marimba duo.

“The title, which sounds exotic, as do the fervent scales and rhythms Dorman asks us to play, comes from the words “Percadu Darbuka” in reverse. Percadu is the name for the machismo Israeli percussion duo for which the piece was composed in 2001, and a darbuka is the Arabic drum that each player utilizes simultaneously with the marimba (two darbukas and a low tom-tom each). This unusual combination of instruments inspires the musicians to bring a charismatic joy to the performance on par with the liveliness of the cultures from which they originate. Ivan and I had a lot of fun preparing for this live concert recording session on June 4th.” --Derek Tywoniuk

On the exoticism of this piece, Dorman writes “This piece draws its inspiration from the music of our region, extending the ‘Eastern’ boundaries as far as the Indian sub-continent. The main source materials in this piece are scales and the rhythms emanating from the traditional classical music of the peoples of the Mediterranean on the one hand, and on the other: a repetitive minimalism, prevailing also in the music tradition of the Middle East, but in this piece depending on a technique that has been developed during the last thirty years.” --Avner Dorman

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Frozen in Time - Multiple Percussion, Orchestra
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! - Percussion Duo, Orchestra
Udacrep Akubrad (Chamber Version) - Percussion Duo, 2-6 additional Percussion
Udacrep Akubrad (Concerto Version) - Percussion Duo, Orchestra