Matthew Peterson
Paean
for four players
instrumentation
program note
four cans or similar metal, high to low, played with sticks on head and rim
Paean quartus is a type of poetic foot, or metrical unit, consisting of three unstressed syllables following by a stressed syllable: one-two-three-FOUR. This unit functions as a rhythmic motif throughout the piece, which was written for four players playing cans or similar "found" metal percussion.
Player 1: small/high (soup can) Player 2: medium/med-high (espresso can) Player 3: medium-large/med low (coffee can) Player 4: large/low (large coffee can) (adequate substitutes include cowbells, or any un-pitched metal with at least two timbres: "rim/dry" and "head/bell/wet")
instructions
In Lalah's piece, four dancers complement the four players, all mirroring each other in canons and imitation, buidling exciting grooves through hockets and patterns.
acknowledgements
accents: ^ rim shot, or, if impossible, sforzanto on bell or head > stress accent setup secure or fasten can opening , so that the bottom of the can face upwards like a drum head players should face each other in a square:
A Paean is a song or poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In creating Paean, choreographer Lalah Hazelwood and I were inspired to create a rhythmic, exciting piece celebrating life through rhythmic music and dance.
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Paean was written for Lalah Hazelwood, with thanks to Aaron Travers for good advice, Ben Rigney for helpful expertise. and Jonathan Hess and Boston Percussion Group for their dedication to performing new music for found percussion.
contact Matthew Peterson, composer matthewkennethpeterson@gmail.com http://www.matthew-peterson.com
Paean
Matthew Peterson (2012)
for four players
q = 120
Percussion 1
rim, shaft
Percussion 2
Percussion 3
p
9
p
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
17
Perc. 3
rim, shaft
Perc. 2
Perc. 3 Perc. 4
Perc. 4 Perc. 1
p
24
Perc. 1 Perc. 2
p
rim, shaft
rim, shaft
Percussion 4 Perc. 1
Copyright © 2012 Matthew Peterson (ASCAP), all rights reserved
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29
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 1 Perc. 2
p
Perc. 3
p
f sub.
f
p
p
f
p
f
Perc. 3
p
f
Perc. 4 p f p
43 Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
f
p
f p
p
f
p
f
p
f
p
f
p cresc. poco a poco
p
p cresc. poco a poco
p cresc. poco a poco
p
f
f
p
p
f
p f p f p f f p f p f f
39
Perc. 2
p
p
f sub.
p
p
f sub. f sub.
p
Perc. 1
34
Perc. 4
p cresc. poco a poco
3
47
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 1
52
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 1
f
sfz
f
f
f
f
mf head
sff
head
head
mf
mf
f
head
60
f
sfz
head
mf mf Perc. 3 sff Perc. 4 mf Perc. 2
mf
ff
Perc. 1 68
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
mf
Perc. 4
ff
mf
4
Perc. 1
76
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
ff f ff ff f
83 Perc. 1 f ff Perc. 2 f ff Perc. 3 ff f Perc. 4 f ff
90
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
top
side
101
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
side top
Perc. 4
top side
Perc. 3
x = x (e. = 160)
f ff f f ff f
Perc. 4 f
f
ff
ff
ff
f
f
5
Perc. 1
113
ff Perc. 2 Perc. 3 Perc. 4 Perc. 1 Perc. 2 Perc. 3 124
e. = q
Perc. 4 Perc. 1
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
(head)
(rimshot)
f
133
Perc. 2
f
f
Perc. 4
(rimshot)
(head)
Perc. 3
138 Perc. 1
Perc. 2
f
6 142 Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 4
Perc. 1 146
Perc. 3
Perc. 4
Perc. 2
Perc. 4
p sub.
cresc. poco a poco
p sub.
cresc. poco a poco
p
p
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
f
sim.
top sim. f side f f
ff f ff
top side
156 Perc. 1
Perc. 3 Perc. 4
Perc. 3
150
Perc. 2
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
Perc. 3
ff
ff f ff
f
7 168 Perc. 2 Perc. 3
f f
Perc. 4
Perc. 1
Perc. 1
f
f
ff ff ff ff
p sub. p sub. Perc. 2 Perc. 3 p sub. Perc. 4 p sub. 179
ff
ff
ff top ff
side
fff fff fff fff
Matthew Peterson 2-3-2012 Bloomington, IN