Magic (Perc Ens 8)

With an incessantly dark, ritualistic quality coupled with a metallic sparkle, Magic takes its title from the concept of magic as a powerful and unknowable cosmic force, and the awe – and potentially fear – that may be felt in its presence.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8
Level: Medium | Duration: 5:00

Instrumentation
Player 1: Kick Drum + Mark Tree [shared w/ P 2]
Player 2: Kick Drum + Mark Tree [shared w/ P 1]
Player 3: Glockenspiel
Player 4: Glockenspiel
Player 5: Marimba [4-octave]*
Player 6: Marimba [4-octave]*
Player 7: Marimba [5-octave]*
Player 8: Marimba [5-octave]*

*Players 5 and 6 may share one 4-octave instrument and Players 7 and 8 may share one 5-octave instrument

Program Notes
Magic is a product of my deep interest and appreciation for modern percussion music. The work is somewhat minimalist in nature, and carries with it an incessantly dark, ritualistic quality coupled with a metallic sparkle. Although not programmatic in nature, Magic takes its title from the concept of magic as a powerful and unknowable cosmic force, and the awe – and potentially fear – that may be felt in its presence.
-H.J.C