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Looking Down to See the Sky (Tenor Pan + Marimba)
Genre: Duet for Tenor Pan & Marimba
# of Players:
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 8:15
Publisher: C. Alan Publications | Copyright: 2020
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Item #:
27120
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Notes & Instrumentation
Just off the coast of Cozumel, there is an area near the Columbia Reef known as El Cielo ("the Heavens"). Here you will find a shallow sandy bottom with a bit of sea grass and hundreds if not thousands of giant starfish. The local dive operators who bring you to this location therefore say that you are “looking down to see the sky.” This unique & colorful duet for tenor pan & marimba sparkles from beginning to end.
Genre: Duet for Tenor Pan & Marimba | # of Players:
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 8:15
Instrumentation
Tenor Steel Pan
5-octave Marimba
Program Notes
Just off the coast of Cozumel, there is an area near the Columbia Reef known as El Cielo ("the Heavens"). Here you will find a shallow sandy bottom with a bit of sea grass and hundreds if not thousands of giant starfish. The local dive operators who bring you to this location therefore say that you are “looking down to see the sky.”This piece was funded and supported by a consortium, managed by Dave Gerhart, and features the following members:
Megan Arns, Brandon Beck, Ken Broadway, Gregg Charest, Jeremy Craycraft, Elizabeth Delamater, Michael Downing, Amanda Duncan, Daniel Edwards, Andrew Eldridge, Ricardo Flores, Alexandros Fragiskatos, Dave Gabrielson, Dave Hall, Brandon Haskett, Wes Hawkins, Greg Haynes, John Kilkenny, Bob Ledbetter, Nathaniel Lee, Melinda Leoce, Ryan Lewis, Diana Loomer, Andrew Martin, Scott McConnell, CJ Menge, Brad Meyer, William Moersch, Oliver Molina, Matthew Nichols, Kristofer Olsen, Lisa Rogers, Rob Sanderl, Ron Schermerhorn, Greg Secor, Joe Sonnefelt, Cliff Sutton, Chris Tanner, Josh Watkins, Ben Yancey.
Looking Down to See the Sky received its world premiere by Dave Gerhart (tenor pan) and Thomas Burritt (marimba) at the 2019 National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy, Lubbock, TX, May 2019.
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Video
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"Looking Down to See the Sky" by Thom Hasenpflug
"Looking Down to See the Sky" by Thom Hasenpflug Performed by Dave Gerhart, Yamaha Corporation of America Tom Burritt, University of Texas at Austin Performance at the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy 2019 For more information about the music, contact Thom Hasenpflug: http://thomhasenpflug.com/index.html This piece was part of a 2018 consortium project: https://percussioneducation.com/commission/
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Product Reviews
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Percussive Notes New Literature Review
This beautiful duet, written for tenor pan and marimba, depicts an area off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico called El Cielo (the Heavens). The composer writes, “Here you will find a shallow sandy bottom with a bit of sea grass and hundreds if not thousands of giant starfish. The local dive operators who bring you to this location therefore say that you are ‘looking down to see the sky.’” The combination of timbres of the marimba and tenor pan evoke the image of such a serene, aquatic environment.
From a logistical standpoint, it is important to note that a 4.5-octave marimba can be used “with appropriate octave adjustments or omissions.” The piece is divided into sections with the following descriptors: “From Columbia Shallows,” “El Cielo,” and “Ten Thousand Stars.” The opening section sounds slow and undulating like ocean waves. The rhythm of the two parts combined often creates duple vs. triple polyrhythms that add to the metric uncertainty. The middle section contains a primarily 7/8 “groove” interspersed with various other time signatures. The final section continues in 7/8 and eventually reaches a return to the thematic material of the middle section. There is a certain joy in the sound here that makes you want to be in this spot in Mexico.
I highly recommend this piece for an advanced college, graduate, or professional recital. Each part individually requires virtuosic playing, and when combined, they also require mature chamber music skills.
Justin Bunting
Percussive Notes
Vol. 59, No. 2, April 2021 Justin Bunting on Jun 16th 2022
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