Alex Shapiro first brought electroacoustic music – paired with using an everyday object as an instrument – to middle school bands with her 2010 piece, PAPER CUT. Now comes ROCK MUSIC, possibly the very first geo-electroacoustic minimalist band piece, largely devoid of melody, and of rhythm. Conceptual and atmospheric, the music features compelling textures from instruments, voices, and rocks that weave a wind band into a piece of sonic fabric stretched across linear time. As the notes slowly crawl, melt, and scrape over a sonic landscape in random, irregular ways, we're connected to the ancient glaciers which carved the world we know, and which we strive to protect. Like PAPER CUT, ROCK MUSIC can be equally appreciated by mature bands and their audiences, as well. To perform ROCK MUSIC, you'll need an audio system capable of playing the prerecorded audio tracks from a laptop computer via a small digital audio interface connected to an audio mixer. Download information is provided in the printed piece.
Instrumentation
Instrumentation
Number of Parts
Pages Per Part
FULL SCORE
1
24
FLUTE 1
4
2
FLUTE 2
4
2
OBOE
2
2
BB CLARINET 1
4
2
BB CLARINET 2
4
2
BB BASS CLARINET
2
2
BASSOON
2
2
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1
2
2
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2
2
2
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
2
2
EB BARITONE SAX
1
2
BB TRUMPET 1
4
2
BB TRUMPET 2
4
2
F HORN 1
2
2
F HORN 2
2
2
TROMBONE 1
3
2
TROMBONE 2
3
2
BARITONE/EUPHONIUM T.C.
2
2
BARITONE/EUPHONIUM B.C.
2
2
TUBA
2
2
STRING BASS
1
2
GLOCKENSPIEL
1
2
VIBRAPHONE
1
2
SUSPENDED CYMBAL
1
2
BASS DRUMS
1
2
Product Details
#HL 4004959
888680652401
9.0"
12.0"
0:04:15
Prices and availability subject to change without notice.
Alex Shapiro first brought electroacoustic music – paired with using an everyday object as an instrument – to middle school bands with her 2010 piece, PAPER CUT. Now comes ROCK MUSIC, possibly the very first geo-electroacoustic minimalist band piece, largely devoid of melody, and of rhythm. Conceptual and atmospheric, the music features compelling textures from instruments, voices, and rocks that weave a wind band into a piece of sonic fabric stretched across linear time. As the notes slowly crawl, melt, and scrape over a sonic landscape in random, irregular ways, we're connected to the ancient glaciers which carved the world we know, and which we strive to protect. Like PAPER CUT, ROCK MUSIC can be equally appreciated by mature bands and their audiences, as well. To perform ROCK MUSIC, you'll need an audio system capable of playing the prerecorded audio tracks from a laptop computer via a small digital audio interface connected to an audio mixer. Download information is provided in the printed piece. Dur: 4:15
Product Details
#HL 4004960
888680652418
9.0"
12.0"
24 Pages
Prices and availability subject to change without notice.