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Overview
- Difficulty: Advanced
- Solo Vibraphone
- Instruments From Many Different Cultures
- Layers and Grooves Create a Platform for Soloist
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Item Details
The Surface of Life by Mark Ford combines sounds and techniques from all over the world, including the Middle East, Korea, Trinidad, Cuba, and western music. Within the multiple layers of interesting grooves and timbres there is a more prominent solo vibraphone part that will require a top-notch performer.
This is an incredibly interesting piece due to the fusion of so many great instruments that we might not typically expect to be grouped together. With an advanced college-level group, this piece will be a hit at any percussion concert.
Instrumentation: 5-Octave Marimba, Xylophone, Almglocken
- Double Second Steel Pans, Cello Steel Pans, Crotales
- String Bass, Kick Drum, Toms (4)
- Korean Gong, Splash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal
- Suspended Cymbal, Wind Chimes (Mark Tree), Tambourine
- Headless Tambourine, Vibraslap, Tom, Finger Cymbals
- Doumbek, High & Low Cajons, Earth Bells
Duration: 3:00
Notes from the Composer: "The Surface of Life was the third prize recipient in the 2008 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest and is dedicated to University of North Texas percussion professor Christopher Deane. Professor Deane has personally expanded the potential of the concert vibraphone through his compositions such as Morning Dove Sonnet and The Apocryphal Still Life. He is also a wonderful tambourine player. The solo part in The Surface of Life reflects these gifts. The music combines cultural and musical aspects of the Middle East, Korea, Trinidad, Cuba and western music as the vibraphone part is supported by two steel drum players (double seconds and cellos), cajon, doumbek, marimba, xylophone, gongs, string bass, and two percussionists. The grooves and timbres of Surface of Life create a wonderful platform to feature an advanced vibraphonist."
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Specifications
Name The Surface of Life by Mark Ford Brand Innovative Percussion Model # E-MF-SUR UPC Code [Error processing dynamic tag getCurrentAttribute('item', 'upccode') : record invtpart 88991 not found] Sold By each Number of Orchestra Bells Number of Crotales Number of Vibes 1 Number of Chimes Number of Pans 6 Number of Xylophones Number of Marimbas 1 Number of Timpani Sets Includes Rhythm Section Duration Item Weight Response Frequency Range Impedance Sensitivity Amount of Phantom Power Required Connector Type Microphone Type Polar Pattern Number of Voices Number of Drum Set Samples Polyphony Sequencer Details Display Type & Size Number & Type of Connections Type of Power Supply Octave Range Length of Warranty Hoop Type Sub Type What's Included Height Width Series Material Color Surface Type Diameter Depth Included Equipment Drum Head Type Difficulty Advanced Number of Mallets 7 Number of Performers 7 Drive Type Footboard Length Transportation Method Number of Drums Hardness Part Type Practice Pad Options Length Bead Seat Type Author/Composer Ford, Mark Size Artist Minimum Tube Size Bore Size Bell Size Includes Tuning Slide Trigger Marching Tuba Type Number of Valves Exterior Material Interior Material Includes Head Is Mountable Bowl Material Bowl Type Includes Gauges Thickness Number of Plies Collar Type Shaft Material Carrier Connection Type Mount Type Compatible Brands Playing Position Is Tiltable Leg Type Maximum Instrument Size Minimum Instrument Size Shape Number of Feet Base Type Is Height Adjustable Thread Size Cymbal Finish Maximum Height Synth Stand Type State List !None! Jingle Rows Compatible With -
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