Written in 1982, the seven-player ensemble consists of four marimbas (one doubling rattle), double bell, high African drum (may substitute bongo) and low African drum (may substitute conga). Both drum parts are played with hands; marimba parts are tuneful, contrapuntal, and cross-rhythmic. Based on Ghanaian melodies. 8 minutes.
Clear Things May Not Be Seen
$142.00 – $164.00Clear Things May Not Be Seen was composed during 2017 and 2018. It is scored for two soprano soloists, string quartet, clarinet, bass clarinet, marimba and vibraphone. The lyrics are drawn from three poems by the American author Conrad Aiken (1889 – 1973): Miracles; and poems XCII and LXXXIX from his epic cycle Time in the Rock.
Clear Things May Not Be Seen was composed during 2017 and 2018. It is scored for two soprano soloists, string quartet, clarinet, bass clarinet, marimba and vibraphone. The lyrics are drawn from three poems by the American author Conrad Aiken (1889 – 1973): Miracles; and poems XCII and LXXXIX from his epic cycle Time in the Rock.