ca. 11 minutes in duration
strange assortments commissioned by Kevin Bobo for the IU Percussion Ensemble
I. Newton's cradle
Moving q = 100
BRIAN CIACH (b. 1977)
glockenspiel
percussion 1 mallet shafts
pp
crotales
hard plastic mallet
percussion 2
f
percussion 3
xylophone
hard wood mallet
pp
f
vibraphone
percussion 4
brake drums
wide wooden dowels (1 1/2-2 inches in diameter)
percussion 5
3
motor on - slow medium yarn mallets
pp
2
3
f bass drum
wood beater
percussion 6
f
© 2009 BRIAN CIACH, ASCAP
2
1 (glock)
2
3
(crotales) wood mallet sticks
4
5
pp
(xylophone)
6
3
snare drum
pp
4
wire brushes snare on muted
3
5
3
3
6
3
1
2
3
pp
4
5
6
3
7
3
3
8
3
3
9
3
3
1 (glock)
2
(crotales)
(xylophone)
3
(vibraphone)
4
5
6
3
(snare)
3
10
3
3
11
3
3
3
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
3
3
13
3
3
14
3
4 (glock) 1
2
3
(crotales)
(xylophone)
p
p
p
(vibraphone)
4
3
stick handle
p
chinese cymbal
5
(snare)
6
3
3
15
1 2 3 3 4 5 6
3
17
3
mp
mf
snare
mf
3
p
3
16
3
18
3
3
19
3
5 (glock) 1
(crotales)
2
3
(xylophone)
(vibraphone)
4
5
(snare)
6
3
3
20
3
1 2 3
4
5
6
snare
3
3 3 mf
22
3
21
(chinese cym)
mf
f
3
f
3
23
3
3
3
3
24
1 (glock)
6
(crotales)
2
3
4
(xylophone)
brake drums
wide wooden dowels 5
(snare)
25 1 2 3
6
3
3
3
26
ff
5
grand marimba
one medium yarn mallet random "white key" pitches martellato
(vibraphone)
4
f
3
3
fff
ff
6
3
3
27
ff
28
7
1
(glock) medium yarn mallets random "white key" pitches
let ring
pp
2
3
4
pp
5
5
5
5
5
pp
mf
(brake drums) wooden dowels
5
pp
let ring
(marimba) one mallet
fff
pp
mf
(crotales) metal rod random "white key" pitches
pp
mf drum multi set
6
29
30
medium yarn mallets martellato
ff
31
8
1
2
3
(glock)
let ring
f (crotales)
let ring
5
5
mf
xylophone
hard wood mallets
pp (marimba) random pitches medium and soft yarn mallets
4
5
6
(brake drums)
mf
32
pp
fff
(multi set)
ff
33
fff
(take mute off snare drum)
34
9
1 (crotales) hard plastic mallets
2
3
3
(xylophone)
4
let ring
pp
pp
3
(glock) hard plastic mallets
f
3
3
f
let ring
3
f
(marimba)
f
drum multi-set
5
medium yarn mallets
fff
drum multi-set
6
35
36
sticks
fff
1 2
10
3
cow bells
wood sticks-handles
5
f
fff
empty plastic milk gallon
4
3
wood stick
ff
3
fff
(toms) 6
(multi-set)
5
snare
(multi-set)
3
4
5
mute off
37
1 2
38
f
f
3
5
fff
3
ff
3
fff
6
5
fff
f
40
3
fff
fff
fff
5
f
ff
fff
fff
fff 3
fff
5
ff
fff
fff
3
39
3
41
3
fff
42
fff
fff
1 2 3
11
marimba
medium yarn
4
5
(multi set)
pp
fff sempre
43 fff sempre 1 2 (multi set)
6
44
vibraphone
3
4
6
pp
3
3
bass drum
5
medium yarn motor off
heavy felt beater
pp
shaker
pp
45
46
12
1 2
(vibraphone)
3
3
3
4
5
6
(bass drum)
(shaker)
1
2
3
4
5
6
47
(marimba)
48
xylophone
medium rubber mallets
pp
49
1
13
(xylophone)
2
(vibraphone)
3
(marimba)
4
5
6
(bass drum)
(shaker)
f
f
50
1
glock
plastic mallet
pp
2
p
p
pp
3
3
pp
3
p
4
5 6
f
pp
51
p
52
1
14
(glock)
mf (xylophone)
mf
3
4
5 6
1
2
3
4
mf
crotales
brass mallets
5
mf
(marimba)
f
mf (vibraphone)
f
2
f
54
53
ff
martellato (glock)
fff
ff
5
fff
5 3 3 5
f
ff
3
3
3
ff
fff multi set
medium yarn mallets
5
f
fff
multi set
6
55
56
57
sticks
fff
15 glock
1
2
3
one hard plastic mallet random "white notes" martellato let ring
fff
xylophone
hard wood mallet
mp
vibraphone
medium yarn mallets motor off
3
3
mp
marimba
heavy yarn beater
3
mp
sff
3 3 3 (multi set)
5
ff
sff ff
3 3 (multi set)
6
sffp
58
sffp
59
sff
fff
3
sffp
60
fff
wood mallet sticks
giant tam-tam
4
61
16
1 mp glock
mallet shafts
(xylophone)
2
p
(vibraphone) 3
3
3
3
3
(marimba)
4
p
brake drums
wooden dowels
5
mp
snare
6
wire brushes muted
3
mp
62
3
3
63
3
1 (glock)
(xylophone)
2
3
3
3
(vibraphone) 3
17
(marimba)
4
ppp
(brake drums)
5
(snare)
6
pp
3
4
ppp 3
ppp
3
mp
giant tam-tam heavy yarn beater
pp
6
(glock) wooden side of instrument plastic mallet
one dowel
5
3
pp
64
1
2
3
p
mp
65
66
67
attacca
let ring
let ring
niente 68
ca. 3 mins. 69
18
II. Singing spheres Intimo q = 50
metal key chimes
1
hand
p
mf
large and small triangles
metal beater
2
p
mf
water gong
xylophone
hard wood mallets
3
mf
heavy yarn beater, begin with gong in water emerge
p
water gong cow bells
medium yarn mallets
4
p
5
mf
6 hands
mf
*
p
edge
5
6
(bass drum) heavy felt beaters, alter beating point from edge to off center with crescendo off edge edge center
p
ppp 2
heavy yarn beater, begin with gong in water emerge
pp
multi set
heavy yarn beater, begin with gong in water emerge
pp
water gong
p
3
pp
ppp 4
pp
*all tuned gongs may be an octave higher if this lower octave is too cumbersome.
7
19
1 (key chimes)
chinese cymbal-large
2
medium yarn mallets
ppp
f
f water gong
(water gong)
3
heavy yarn beater, begin with gong in water emerge
mp
mf
f
water gong
4
heavy yarn beater emerge
mp
mf
water gong
5
heavy yarn beater emerge
p
mp
2 baoding balls
(bass drum) off center
6
edge
p
shake one in each hand
f
ppp 8
9
10
11
20
1
crotales
bowed, share instrument with player 3 2
pp crotales
3
bowed, share instrument with player 2
pp
2 baoding balls
shake one in each hand 4
p
f
2 baoding balls
shake one in each hand 5
6 p
f
p
12
13
14
15
21
glockenspiel
1
solo hard plastic mallets 3 let ring
2
3
pp
3 3
(crotales)
(crotales)
3
3 3 3
3
(baoding balls)
4
5
6
16
17
3 1
2
3
4
5
18
19
20
21
22
3 5 3
3
3
mf
5
pp
3 pp
pp
6 23
24
25
26
27
28
6 1
22
2
3
5
5
3
6
pp
(baoding balls)
4
5
6
29
30
31
32
1 6
2
3
4
5
5
5
p hard plastic mallet
p
hard plastic mallet
p
chinese cymbal
p 6
33
34
1 6
5
2
3
ff
5
ff
6
fff
36
ff
center of drums short 3
37
p 38
slower q = 40 fingers
mallets, center
41
fingers
3
3
p
42
ppp
39
mf
40
6 p solo III, IV
pp
35
1 2 3
wood sticks
timpani
hard felt mallets II
chinese cymbals
(chinese cym)
5
ff
ff
4
4
23
center mallets, off center on shells
5
mf ff subito
p
43
1 2 3
24
4
5
accel.
water gong
ppp
center
6
center
5 6 5
sim.
5
5
44
45
1 2 3
4
5
sim.
46
47
5
5
5
5
5
5
6 5
5
48
49
1
q = 72
2
4
5
f
f
f
5
5
1
ff
fff
off center
5
5
5
ff
submerge
6 5
ff
(crotales) bowed
(crotales) bowed
3
25 tempo primo q = 50
fff
50
51
52
2 suspended finger cymbals-different pitches
roll between them randomly with metal beaters
pp
3 triangles
strike them individually and randomly with metal beaters
2
3
pp
water gong
submerge mp
water gong
4
5
submerge mp
bass drum
6
heavy felt beaters edge
ppp
53
off center
edge
pp
edge
ppp 55
56
submerge
mf
ppp 54
water gong
57
1
26
2
3
4
rototom
5
mp
6
1
2
3
pp
4
5
60
submerge
6
edge
59
off center
58
mp
ppp
(bass drum)
fingers (4,3,2)
water gong
attacca
ca. 5 mins.
ppp 61
62
63
III. Mummer's strut
27
Manic with reckless abandon q = 168 mark tree
heavy wooden beater, handle flat against bars
1
2 3
sff
4
multi set
medium yarn mallets
5
bass drum ff heavy felt beater, randomly vary the beating point on each beat between dead center, off center and edge
6
1
ff
2
tambourine
3 3
f
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
large triangle
heavy metal beater
2
f
timpani
3
4
5
6
medium felt mallets, center of drums V III II
ff
I
6
7
8
9
28
1
(tambourine)
3 3 3
(triangle)
2
3
3
3
3 3
3
(timpani)
cow bells
wood sticks 3
(multi set) f
4
5
(bass drum)
6
1
10
3
11
3 3
5 6
3
12
13
ff
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
14
3 3 3 3 3
chinese cymbal
medium yarn mallets
p
3
4
3 3 ff
2
3 3
15
16
17
ff
29 glock
1
2
whistle
blow
ff
ff
brass mallets
mark tree
heavy wooden beater, handle flat against bars
3
sff
marimba
medium and soft yarn
4
ff
6
ff
rototoms
5
multi set
ff
18
19
30
1
(glock)
fff
f new year's horn noise maker
crotales
2
brass mallets
7:6
f
blow
mp
xylophone
hard wood mallets
3
f
ff
mf
mf
4
(marimba)
f
5
6
bass drum
p
ff
(multi set)
f
ff
20
21
fff
fff
fff
ff
p
ff
fff
fff
22
31
1
(glock)
fff
crotales
brass mallets
vibraslap
2
ff
ff
(xylophone)
3
4 5
ff
fff
23
24
25
1
6
chinese cymbals
wood stick handle 2
3 4
5
f
timpani
6
on shells V
ff
26
II
27
I
28
1
32
2
mf
f
3
4
6
p
wood sticks on rim
ff
29
30
timpani
soft felt mallets center of drums II
p
III
31
1
glock
hard plastic mallets
3
marimba
f
2
2 medium yarn mallets (and 2 hard rubber mallets)
multi set
5
p
4
mf
6
5
IV
mf 32
33
34
33
1
2
amglocken
medium yarn mallets
3
p
mf
(marimba)
4
p
5
6
mf
(timpani) p
V
mf 35
36
37
1
2
3
f
mp
f
mp
4
rototoms
6
5
f
38
medium yarn mallets
mp
mp 39
40
let ring 1 (glock)
34
mf
crotales
2
mf
(amglocken)
3
mf
(hard rubber)
(marimba)
4
mf
(rototoms)
5
6
mf (timpani)
41
4
43
f
f
5
f
6
42
3
mf
1
2
f 44
45
(glock) 1
(crotales)
2
(marimba)
35
f
(amglocken)
4
f
3
(rototoms)
5
6
(timpani)
1
47
4
5
6
3
46
2
48
49
1
36
(glock)
fff
(crotales)
2
chinese cymbal
fff
(amglocken)
3
medium yarn mallets
mf
assist player 6 with water gong
fff
(marimba)
4
fff
(rototoms)
5
multi set
fff
6
(timpani)
3
4
5
6
51
52
heavy felt beaters emerge submerge
fff 50
1
2
water gong
ff
fff
53
bass drum
heavy felt beater
ff
cow bells
hard rubber mallets
ff
fff
54
ff
fff
55
56
ff
rototoms
(medium yarn mallets)
ff
57
37
whistle
glock
f
brass mallets
1
new year's horn noise maker
p
fff
fff
blow
ff
2
crotales
brass mallets
ff
7:6
ff
hard wood mallets ff xylophone
3
p
(cow bells)
4
f
fff
rototoms
(multi set)
5
fff
ff
multi set
p
fff
mark tree
heavy wooden beater, handle flat against bars
6
58
sff
bass drum
heavy felt beater
f 59
60
fff
61
38
1
(crotales)
2
fff
(xylophone)
3
4
5
6
fff
1
2
3
4
5
6
62
63
64
(glock) plastic mallet 3
ff
3
f
ff
f
65
66
67
39
1
mf
p
68
69
70
1
(glock) mallet shafts
(crotales) bowed
6
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
6
3
mf
pp
mf
mf
71
72
73
40 (glock) 1
2
3
(xylophone)
74
75
76
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
77
78
79
1
41
p
f
(crotales) hard plastic mallets
2
p
p
80
81
5
1
3
mf
4
2
3
6
ff
f
ff
82
p
marimba
medium yarn mallets
4
p
rototoms
medium yarn mallets
5
p
conga
hands, one drum, edge off center center
6 p
83
84
85
1
42
2
3
4
(marimba) (xylophone)
(rototoms)
5
6 (conga)
86
87
88
1
2
3
mp
4
mp
5
mp
6 mp
89
90
91
1
2
3
43
(xylophone) (marimba)
4
(rototoms)
5
6 (conga)
1
92
mf
mf
mf
mf 93
94
(crotales) 2
3
4
f
f
f
5
6 95
96
f
97
1
(glock) brass mallets
44
2
f
(crotales)
(xylophone)
3
(marimba)
4
(rototoms)
5
(conga) 6
ff
1
2
3
4
5
6
99
100
98
ff
let ring
ff
let ring
ff
ff
101
102
timpani
ff
fingers
p 103
1
(glock) hard plastic mallets random "white key" pitches
45
p
2
3
(crotales) brass mallets random "white key" pitches
p
chinese opera gongs
4
hard rubber mallets
ff multi set
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
104
105
medium yarn mallets
ff
mallets
ff
106
107
6 108
109
110
46
1
(glock)
ff (crotales) 2
3
ff
(opera gongs)
4
guiro
ff
fff
fff
6
(multi set)
5
(timpani)
111
112
fff
fff
113
47
1
whistle
(glock)
fff
(forearms)
ffff
new year's horn noise maker
2
(crotales)
fff
(forearms)
ffff new year's noise maker
3
(opera gongs)
4
spin
fff
ffff
(multi set)
5
(timpani)
6
114
115
ffff
ffff
116
117
ca. 2:45 Bloomington, Indiana Jan-March, 2009