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	== General Info ==		== General Info ==
	'''Year ~~of Published~~''': 2019<br /-->
			'''Year''': 2019<br /-->
			'''Duration''': c. 20:00 <br /-->
			'''Difficulty''': VI (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
	'''Publisher''': [[Faber Music]]<br /-->		'''Publisher''': [[Faber Music]]<br /-->
	~~'''Difficulty''': VI (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->~~
	~~'''Duration''': 00:20:00 <br /-->~~
	'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $149.50   \|   Score Only - $0.00<br /-->		'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $149.50   \|   Score Only - $0.00<br /-->


	== Movements ==		==Movements==
	~~Movement~~ 1<br>		Mvmnt 1<br>
	~~Movement~~ 2<br>		Mvmnt 2<br>
	~~Movement~~ 3<br>		Mvmnt 3<br>
	~~Movement~~ 4<br>		Mvmnt 4<br>
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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	Player 1: [[Marimba~~]] (Shared with Player 2)~~ <br>		Player I: Marimba, high & lo tam-t<br>
	Player 2: [[Glockenspiel]] & [[Vibraphone]] (Shared with Player 3) [[Marimba]] (Shared with Player 1) & [[Chimes]] & [[Crotales]] & [[Shakers]] & [[Wood Block]] (Piccolo) & [[Shaker]] & [[Chinese Cymbal]] & [[Bell Plate]] & [[Temple Bowl]] (Low E) 23 Tuned Metal Pipes & 21 Tuned Flat Bars <br>		Player II: vib/glsp/mar/chimes/crot/metal pipes/metal bowls/metal flat bars/metal trash/shaker/piccolo wdbl<br>
	Player 3: [[Marimba]] & [[Vibraphone]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Wood Block]] (Piccolo) & 4 Wooden Planks & ppChinese Cymbal]] & [[Brake Drum]] & Low Clangy Metal & 2 Crotale pitches (High E and Highest C) & 1 Chimes (F5)<br>		Player III: mar/vib/crot/anvil/bongos/3 wooden planks/trash metal/piccolo wdbl/clave<br>
	Player 4: ~~[[Snare Drum]] & [[Tom Tom]]~~ (~~10" + 12" + 13" + 14"~~) & [[Bongos]] & [[Djembe]] & [[Kick Drum]] (Laid Flat) & Concent [[Bass Drum]] & [[Wood Block]] (Low + Medium) & [[Triangle]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Anvil]] & [[Tam Tam]] & [[Opera Gong]] (Regular + Muted) & Trash Metal<br>		Player IV: piccolo wdbl/wdbl/high toms (ethnic)/SD/2 floor tom-t/kick drum<br>



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	== Program Notes ==		== Program Notes ==
	When I first got the call from [[Philip Glass]] inquiring about my interest in writing a new percussion quartet to play alongside his own Perpetulum (in the Days and Nights Festival in Big Sur, California) I had to ponder over it for about 1.3 seconds before agreeing.		When I first got the call from Philip Glass inquiring about my interest in writing a new percussion quartet to play alongside his own Perpetulum (in the Days and Nights Festival in Big Sur, California) I had to ponder over it for about 1.3 seconds before agreeing.

	Thus began the exciting process of writing my first percussion quartet. One initial challenge was trying to write for a collective group of instruments with as much compatibility with Perpetulum as possible to make the live performance simpler.		Thus began the exciting process of writing my first percussion quartet. One initial challenge was trying to write for a collective group of instruments with as much compatibility with Perpetulum as possible to make the live performance simpler.
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	== Additional Resources ==		== Additional Resources ==
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	[[Category: Percussion Quartet Works]]		[[Category:Percussion Quartet Works]]



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	== General Info ==		== General Info ==
			'''Year of Published''': 2019<br /-->
	'''Year''': 2019<br /-->		'''Publisher''': [[Faber Music]]<br /-->
	'''~~Duration~~''': ~~c. 20:00~~ <br /-->
	'''Difficulty''': VI (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->		'''Difficulty''': VI (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
	'''~~Publisher~~''': ~~[[Faber Music]]~~<br /-->		'''Duration''': 00:20:00 <br /-->
	'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $149.50   \|   Score Only - $0.00<br /-->		'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $149.50   \|   Score Only - $0.00<br /-->


	==Movements==		== Movements ==
	~~Mvmnt~~ 1<br>		Movement 1<br>
	~~Mvmnt~~ 2<br>		Movement 2<br>
	~~Mvmnt~~ 3<br>		Movement 3<br>
	~~Mvmnt~~ 4<br>		Movement 4<br>
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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
	Player I: Marimba~~, high & lo tam-t~~<br>		Player 1: [[Marimba]] (Shared with Player 2) <br>
	Player II: ~~vib/glsp/mar/chimes/crot/metal pipes/metal bowls/metal flat bars/metal trash/shaker/piccolo wdbl~~<br>		Player 2: [[Glockenspiel]] & [[Vibraphone]] (Shared with Player 3) [[Marimba]] (Shared with Player 1) & [[Chimes]] & [[Crotales]] & [[Shakers]] & [[Wood Block]] (Piccolo) & [[Shaker]] & [[Chinese Cymbal]] & [[Bell Plate]] & [[Temple Bowl]] (Low E) 23 Tuned Metal Pipes & 21 Tuned Flat Bars <br>
	Player ~~III~~: ~~mar/vib/crot/anvil/bongos/3 wooden planks/trash metal/piccolo wdbl/clave~~<br>		Player 3: [[Marimba]] & [[Vibraphone]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Wood Block]] (Piccolo) & 4 Wooden Planks & ppChinese Cymbal]] & [[Brake Drum]] & Low Clangy Metal & 2 Crotale pitches (High E and Highest C) & 1 Chimes (F5)<br>
	Player IV: ~~piccolo wdbl/wdbl/high toms~~ (~~ethnic~~)~~/SD/2 floor tom-t/kick drum~~<br>		Player 4: [[Snare Drum]] & [[Tom Tom]] (10" + 12" + 13" + 14") & [[Bongos]] & [[Djembe]] & [[Kick Drum]] (Laid Flat) & Concent [[Bass Drum]] & [[Wood Block]] (Low + Medium) & [[Triangle]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Hi Hat]] & [[Anvil]] & [[Tam Tam]] & [[Opera Gong]] (Regular + Muted) & Trash Metal<br>



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	== Program Notes ==		== Program Notes ==
	When I first got the call from Philip Glass inquiring about my interest in writing a new percussion quartet to play alongside his own Perpetulum (in the Days and Nights Festival in Big Sur, California) I had to ponder over it for about 1.3 seconds before agreeing.		When I first got the call from [[Philip Glass]] inquiring about my interest in writing a new percussion quartet to play alongside his own Perpetulum (in the Days and Nights Festival in Big Sur, California) I had to ponder over it for about 1.3 seconds before agreeing.

	Thus began the exciting process of writing my first percussion quartet. One initial challenge was trying to write for a collective group of instruments with as much compatibility with Perpetulum as possible to make the live performance simpler.		Thus began the exciting process of writing my first percussion quartet. One initial challenge was trying to write for a collective group of instruments with as much compatibility with Perpetulum as possible to make the live performance simpler.
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	== Additional Resources ==		== Additional Resources ==
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	[[Category:Percussion Ensemble Works]]		[[Category: Percussion Ensemble Works]]
	[[Category:Percussion Quartet Works]]		[[Category: Percussion Quartet Works]]



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	== General Info ==		== General Info ==

	'''Year''': 20<br /-->		'''Year''': 2019<br /-->
	'''Duration''': c. <br /-->		'''Duration''': c. 20:00 <br /-->
	'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->		'''Difficulty''': VI (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
	'''Publisher''': [[~~Title Publisher~~]]<br /-->		'''Publisher''': [[Faber Music]]<br /-->
	'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   \|   Score Only - $0.00<br /-->		'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $149.50   \|   Score Only - $0.00<br /-->


	==Movements==		==Movements==
			Mvmnt 1<br>
			Mvmnt 2<br>
			Mvmnt 3<br>
			Mvmnt 4<br>
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	== Instrumentation ==		== Instrumentation ==
			Player I: Marimba, high & lo tam-t<br>
			Player II: vib/glsp/mar/chimes/crot/metal pipes/metal bowls/metal flat bars/metal trash/shaker/piccolo wdbl<br>
			Player III: mar/vib/crot/anvil/bongos/3 wooden planks/trash metal/piccolo wdbl/clave<br>
			Player IV: piccolo wdbl/wdbl/high toms (ethnic)/SD/2 floor tom-t/kick drum<br>


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	== Program Notes ==		== Program Notes ==
			When I first got the call from Philip Glass inquiring about my interest in writing a new percussion quartet to play alongside his own Perpetulum (in the Days and Nights Festival in Big Sur, California) I had to ponder over it for about 1.3 seconds before agreeing.

			Thus began the exciting process of writing my first percussion quartet. One initial challenge was trying to write for a collective group of instruments with as much compatibility with Perpetulum as possible to make the live performance simpler.

			Third Coast Percussion were to be performing the piece and we got in touch before I started writing to help work out the logistical side, which can get extremely complicated when you have four musicians constantly switching between many instruments. It becomes, by its very nature, a tightly choreographed performance.

			As I wrote I was happy to tap into my many early percussion influences. As I had quite a bit of experience with both West African balafons (similar to a marimba) and Indonesian gamelan. (the metal orchestras of that region) you may notice a lot of those inspirations. The thing that both West African and Indonesian have in common is the five-note pentatonic scale which I use quite a bit. And the interlocking rhythms of the gamelan are also referred to throughout the movements.

			When I was young and just getting interested in music in the 70’s I was exposed to quite of bit of Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Lou Harrison and, of course, Mr. Glass, as well as the extremely inventive and eccentric Harry Partch. Echoes of their influences surface from time to time throughout the course of the work.

			When it comes down to it I am, at heart, attached to melody, or the idea of melody, so I did try and find motifs and melodies to use throughout each movement as well. This was always in the back of my mind while I wrote. And of course, as with my earlier Piano Quartet, I constantly wished I had just one or two more players... but that’s the beauty of quartets, and the challenge of working with set limitations.

			However, in the end I tried to keep it fun and lively and to also find some balance with softer moments. It was a wonderful experience and I hope this is only the first of several attempts at writing a percussion quartet.

	=== Review ===		=== Review ===
			"Third Coast Percussion and Danny Elfman are a match made in heaven. The American composer's scintillating approach to rhythm and orchestral colour is showcased in a dazzling Percussion Quartet…"
			BBC Music Magazine (Michael Beek), August 2022

			"Onetime rockstar, now full-time film composer Danny Elfman has been making inroads into the concert hall with variable success, and his rather pleasing new Percussion Quartet marks the first time that he has written for this configuration. He goes about it in the timeworn format that Haydn and Beethoven would have recognized — a four-movement (fast, slow, scherzo, finale) structure lasting 20 minutes.

			The movements launch with what sound like homages to Philip Glass or Steve Reich — repeated minimalist patterns in their styles — yet they all find their way out of the initial repetition machine with a firm grip upon tonality. Among the eclectic details that come and go quickly, look out for a brief riff from the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” near the start of the second movement, a Latin element surfacing late in the scherzo, and some lightly applied Balinese scales in the finale."
			San Francisco Classical Voice (RIchard S Ginell), 27 June 2022

			"In Danny Elfman’s entertaining, finely structured Percussion Quartet there are moments of poetry and, in the last movement, a spectral haunting with chimes."
			Gramophone (Laurence Vittes), August 2022

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'''Year''': 20 
'''Duration''': c. 
'''Difficulty''': (see [[Ratings]] for explanation) 
'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]] 
'''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00 

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