George N. Gianopoulos - Clockwork for Percussion Trio, Op. 34 (2015) [Score-Video]
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025
- George N. Gianopoulos - Clockwork for Percussion Trio, Op. 34 (2015)
I. From Midnight til 4am
II. 4am through 8am
III. 8am until Noon
IV. Noon through 4pm
V. From 4 in the Afternoon 'til 8pm
VI. 8 O'clock 'til Midnight
Tala Rasa
James Beauton, Percussion I
Brendan Betyn, Percussion II
Stephen Wulff, Percussion III
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For performance materials, please contact me directly: gngianopoulos@gmail.com
Program Note: Clockwork, Op. 34 was written in the spring of 2015 for the percussion trio Tala Rasa. Scored for marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel and a battery of non-pitched percussion instruments, Clockwork is a six movement work that follows the clock in four hour intervals. The first movement, ‘From Midnight ‘til 4am,’ opens with marimba and bongo accompaniment in an asymmetric rhythmic groove in 7/8 to drive the momentum to a brief, starry-eyed interlude before the next wave of action culminates into a marimba cadenza and definitive end. 4am through 8am meditates on soft and smooth timbres - bowed vibraphone notes, sparse drums, a floating glockenspiel set on top of a bed of white noise from a suspended cymbal - we are asleep. A thoroughly bohemian lifestyle, from 8am until Noon, one is still deep in dream but slowly beginning to emerge from the nocturnal slumber. A slowly developing rhythmic instability leads to several half-climaxes until our somnambulist is fully awake and beginning their day in Noon Through 4pm. A steady vibraphone pulse is kept throughout with sporadic accentuations that give a sense of instability and propulsion forward to a volatile marimba climax before quickly descending into what can only be an early afternoon siesta, reminiscent of earlier musical material. From 4 in the Afternoon ‘til 8pm develops the primary motive of the cycle with a stable marimba riff accompanying throughout while subversively preparing for the evening to come with a growing rhythmic density, climaxing to the attacca into 8 O’clock ‘til Midnight. An exciting and quickly shifting marimba ostinato, irregular vibraphone accentuations and an unpredictably recurring vibraslap drives our dilettante to the end of their diurnal cycle, reaching a zenith in what can only be described as an absorbing and provocative day.
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Lovely piece!
Completely mesmerizing from start to finish - this is a true masterpiece. Thank you for this experience!
Absolutely fantastic, my friend!
Nick, this is wonderful! Very inspired. Wonderful moods. Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you, Joe! Looking forward to working on more of your music soon, I hope!
Gorgeous pitch material and texturally fascinating throughout, WOW!
Thanks for listening, Samuel!!
Lovely piece 👍
Thank you for listening!
So nice music! Congratulations!
Efharisto poli, Spiros!
This is marvellous stuff!
Thank you, Dennis!!!
@@GNGianopoulos I always enjoy your music. Too bad I can't download it or buy it on CDs.
I know - I wish it were most cost-effective to produce a high quality CD! Maybe I can crowd-source the funds for a CD...
Incredibly tasteful work! What a wonderful piece. Please keep this up friend!
Many thanks - looking forward to composing for percussion more!
Cool Piece! it sounds nice.
Thanks for listening!
that piece is really amazing, and what an impressive beginning. Congratulations Nick :)
Thank you for listening, Menelaos moi!
This is wonderful! I study at JAMU (Janáček Academy of Music) in Brno and I would love to play this with my colleagues. Any chance of getting the sheet music and list of all the istruments?
Absolutely, happy to share the score and parts with you. Send me an e-mail at gngianopoulos@gmail.com
@@GNGianopoulos I sent an e-mail to you, thank you very much! :)
magical, on many levels. exciting, and again, very melodic, or maybe lyrical is better
Thank you so much!