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	==General Info==		==General Info==
	Year ~~of Published~~: 1991 <br/>		Year: 1991 <br/>
	Publisher: [[Maslanka Press]] <br/>		Publisher: [[Maslanka Press]] <br/>
	Difficulty: Advanced <br/>		Difficulty: Advanced <br/>

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			[[David Maslanka]]

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	[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]		[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]
	[[Category: ~~Mallets~~ Ensemble Works]]		[[Category: Mallet Ensemble Works]]
	[[Category: Percussion Octet Works]]		[[Category: Percussion Octet Works]]
	[[Category: Mallet Octet Works]]		[[Category: Mallet Octet Works]]

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==General Info==
Year of Published: 1991 
Publisher: [[Maslanka Press]] 
Difficulty: Advanced 
Duration: 00:15:00 

==Instrumentation==
Player 1: [[Glockenspiel]] 
Player 2: [[Vibraphone]] 
Player 3: [[Vibraphone]] 
Player 4: [[Marimba]] 
Player 5: [[Marimba]] 
Player 6: [[Marimba]] 
Player 7: [[Marimba]] 
Player 8: [[Marimba]] 

==Program Note==
The title “Crown of Thorns” is an obvious reference to Christ’s crown of thorns, but the name first came to me as a possible title for a piece from seeing a plant called “Crown of Thorns” at the New York Botanical Gardens. Crown of Thorns is a rambling, thorny desert plant from the Middle East, with small green leaves, and small, pretty red flowers. The rambling, interweaving, vine-like stems suggested music to me. 
As I meditated on the words “Crown of Thorns”, and on the plant, and on the idea of a work for keyboard percussion ensemble, the following image arose: 

a darkening sky 
seven stars are visible: 
the seven-starred halo 
the golden light 
the hands of blessing 

The seven-starred halo is a transcended image of the crown of thorns. It is the crown of highest spiritual power arrived at through the greatest depth of suffering. The imagery is Christian, but the experience transcends religion, and is universal. The music is at times sober and reflective, but more often filled with a liberated energy and joy.

==Note to Conductors==
Careful attention must be paid to the variable speeds and expressive qualities of the opening 29 measures. From that point on, and especially at m. 47, the tempo of ♩= 120 must be locked in place. There is a tendency to want to slow between mm. 99 and 118, and the corresponding place in the recapitulation, but these passages must be maintained at speed. At m. 144, the music suggests the possibility of a slower, more reflective play, but the tempo must be maintained at ♩= 104. Persistent attention to marked tempi will allow the long expressive line of the piece to emerge properly.

==Recent Performance==
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU3gS4bjn-Y</embedvideo>

==Works for Percussion by this Composer==
{{Maslanka, David Works}}

==Reference==

[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]
[[Category: Mallets Ensemble Works]]
[[Category: Percussion Octet Works]]
[[Category: Mallet Octet Works]]

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Rubyng2004: Created page with "==General Info== Year of Published: 1991
Publisher: Maslanka Press
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:15:00
==Instrumentation== Player 1: Glocken..."