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Harmoniums — piece for electric harp and percussion, Op.48
SM-000518665
| Alternative title |
Гармониумы |
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| Composer | Vyacheslav Kruglik |
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Arranger
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Vyacheslav Kruglik |
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| Publisher | Vyacheslav Kruglik |
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| Genre |
Classical / Contemporary |
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| Instrumentation |
Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel, Gong, Marimba, Triangle, Timpani, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Cymbals, Tam-tam, Tom-tom, Crotales, Mark tree |
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| Scored for | Large ensemble (9 or more players) |
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| Type of score | Full score, Parts, Solo part |
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| Key |
C major |
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| Movement(s) |
1 to 1 from 1 |
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| Duration |
5'55" |
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| Difficulty |
Difficult |
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| Year of composition |
2016 |
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| Description |
I really like to write music for "non-standard" compositions. So when I was approached by the famous St. Petersburg harpist Sofia Kiprskaya with a proposal to write a piece for electric harp and percussion, I immediately agreed. The variety of percussion instruments, their unique colors, and even such an exclusive instrument as the electric harp-all this opened up a boundless scope of creative imagination. But such an "unusual" composition also required an "unusual" approach. I wanted to achieve some "fantastic" sound.
Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Sirens of Titan" there are fictional creatures, harmonium. The author describes them as follows:
"Harmonium is the only known form of life on the planet mercury. Harmoniums are cave dwellers. More charming creatures are hard to imagine."
"These cave creatures are very similar to small, soft,
unframed kites."
The vast expanses of space, planets, stars, fantastic creatures — all these images could not be better suited to this instrumental composition. So the idea of this play was born. |
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| Upload date |
14 Dec 2020 |
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