"SyNc" for Solo Snare Drum by Gene Koshinski, performed by DJ Talbot 12/18/2023
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Sync by Gene Koshinski is a multiple percussion solo that utilizes the snare drum as the main instrument, with the addition of the kalimba and marble. Unique implements are also utilized such as chopsticks, brushes, and the performers hands. The piece was composed in 2011 and was commissioned by 41 world-renowned percussionists from across the world. These include but are not limited to Dr. Tracy Wiggins, Dr. Aaron Ragsdale, and Dr. Brian Zator.
The premise of SyNc is to merge the unique timbres achieved on a snare drum with the unique feel of number 5 in modern Western Music. The piece also delves into the numeric pattern of 5+5+5+6 throughout most of the sections to create groove that keeps you on your toes. In the program notes for the piece, Koshinski provides his own insight on this composition:
“SyNc has a duel meaning - as in the synchronization of multiple musical ideas (and multiple instruments/implements) and a play on the Spanish
word “cinco” meaning “five.” The significance of “five” permeates the piece as nearly all of the musical ideas found in SyNc are rooted in this
number. This piece “syncs” the wonderful timbral possibilities of the snare drum with sounds that come to life when interacting with it.”
Gene Koshinski (b. 1980) is a world-renowned composer whose compositions expand the possibilities of percussion. Some of his most notable compositions are “As One”, “Caleidoscópio”, and “Swerve”. Aside from composing, Koshinski is also a founding member of world renowned percussion duo, Quey Percussion Duo. He is also the Professor of Percussion at the University of Delaware.
Video, Audio, and Visual Effects done by DJ Talbot
I want to do that it's sooooooo cooool
How do you play so fast ✨✨✨✨
how are the parts for the kalimba written? also important to me, how is it written when you have to “drum” on the kalimba? i’d appreciate a response 😺. thank you
Hello! Most of the kalimba notes where you pluck them are actually improvised/pre-set by the player. Koshinski provides suggestion for the contour, but the pitches are not set. I had some ideas in my head I wanted for the contour and I wrote them on the sheet music, so it wasn’t technically improvised on my end.
For the chopsticks/kalimba part, it is listed to “improvise wildly”. I however liked the sound of hitting the outside pitches on my kalimba for my accents (as seen by my outward motions for accents). Similar idea to the other kalimba parts.
Thank you for your question!
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