ImPULSE - Austin Franklin [DIGITAL]

ImPULSE is a rhythmically driving percussion quartet based around a quarter note pulse. This pulse grows in intensity until the very end of the piece where it creates the final climax.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:00

Instrumentation
(In ascending level of pitch)
Percussion 1: Skin, Skin, Skin, Skin
Percussion 2: Metal, Metal, Metal, Metal
Percussion 3: Skin, Wood, Skin, Metal
Percussion 4: Skin, Skin, Wood, Metal


Program Notes
ImPULSE for percussion quartet was written for an aleatoric set of non-pitched percussion instruments, chosen by the performers according to only a few instructions given in the score. The piece is composed in two parts, held together by a somewhat constant quarter note pulse, from which the title is derived. This pulse grows in intensity until the very end of the piece where it creates the final climax.