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Work Overview
In Strings Attached, six drummers
surround a central pole. Their sticks are tethered to the pole,
or in some cases to each other, by means of lightweight white
nylon rope. Movements in the rope, therefore, reflect each
movement of the sticks.
Big musical gestures give rise to a dramatic
choreography as rising and falling tremolos on the drums produce
parallel wave shapes on the ropes. However, Strings Attached also
amplifies small shifts of color: changing the striking area on
the drum from center to edge produces subtle changes of tone
color which could easily go unnoticed in performance. But, this
small shift of position causes the strings to tighten and creates
very noticeable results in the waveform on the rope. Strings
Attached reduces instrumental color to the single sound of a
snare drum, but by amplifying its sound visually, big shapes are
made from small sources. With its clear relationship of cause and
effect, a fascinating game of intentions and results ensues. The
drummers are not unlike children with flashlights who cast the
scary shadows of monsters on the inside of a tent.
— Steven Schick
Work Details
Year: 1999
Instrumentation: Percussion sextet.
Duration: 12 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Red Fish Blue Fish (Ensemble).
First performance: by Red Fish Blue Fish (Ensemble) — 1999. University of California, San Diego
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Strings attached |
Performances of this work
24 May 2012: at Thunderstruck (Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA). Featuring Speak Percussion.
1999: University of California, San Diego. Featuring Red Fish Blue Fish (Ensemble).
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