Mementos (Solo Glockenspiel)

The eight movements of Mementos for solo glockenspiel are the composer's aural realization of a subconscious full of the disturbing, hilarious, darkened, and painfully beautiful words found in Chuck Palahniuk’s literary works.

Genre: Solo Glockenspiel | # of Players: 1
Series: N/A
Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 9:20

Instrumentation
Glockenspiel

Program Notes
I read A LOT in my college days (books, yes books), something I am constantly trying to get back into despite the many medias being thrown at and distracting us on a minute-by-minute basis. The eight movements of Mementos are my aural realization of a subconscious full of the disturbing, hilarious, darkened, and painfully beautiful words found in Chuck Palahniuk’s literary works: many of which I read during my time in graduate school at LSU.

Mementos was written for and is dedicated to my dear friend, Jude Traxler.

– C.H.

Brett Dietz, glockenspiel