Madrigal : for female voice and percussion quartet /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mackey, Steven, 1956- (Composer, Author)
Corporate Author: Tanglewood Music Center (commissioning body.)
Format: Musical Score Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Hendon Music : Boosey & Hawkes, 2015.
Subjects:
Instrumentation:female voice percussion
Item Description:
  • For female voice and 4 percussionists: #1 vibraphone ; #2 steel drums, temple blocks or wood blocks, large tam-tam or gong, rain stick ; #3 marimba, caxixi melodica ; #4 3 temple blocks, wood blocks, timpani or rototom, clave, large tam-tam or gong, 2 bongos, chimes.
  • "Female voice. Range: D-flat4 to F-sharp5. The piece was composed with a light, pure, simple, non-vibrato, 'early music' voice in mind, although other approaches might also work."--Instrumentation.
  • "Madrigal is a short study in words and music. I wrote the text and music together (as a singer/songwriter might) to allow a negotiation between the melodic line, harmony, and words, rather than setting a pre-existing immutable poem"--From composer's note.
  • Duration: 5 minutes.
  • "First printing: February 2015"--Preliminary page.
  • Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center in honor of its 75th anniversary season with generous support from the Paul Jacobs Memorial Commissions Fund.
  • Premiered on July 24, 2015 at the Tanglewood Music Center.
  • Composed 2014.
  • Includes program and performance notes in English.
Playing Time:00:05:00

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  • 2018-02-15