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Composer / Arranger Details :
Stephen Whibley studied at Chetham's School of Music when he reached the 1994 Percussion final of BBC Young Musician of the Year, before entering the RNCM.
He is now a freelance percussionist with the Halle, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra's and regularly works in Ireland. Stephen was also a founding member of 4-Mality percussion quartet with whom he has played at many of the world's most prestigous concert halls.
As well as a very successful performer, Stephen also composes regularly for groups such as 4-Mality, Maraca2 Percussion Duo and the Apollo sax Quartet. |
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| Categories :
Percussion Ensemble / Tuned Percussion
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| Total Number of Percussionists Required : 2 Percussionist(s) |
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| Instrumentation :
N/A
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| Written for / Commissioned by : Tapspace, USA / Maraca2
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| Sound File Recorded / Provided by : Maraca2 Percussion Duo (Live) (Coming Soon...)
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| Accompanied :
N/A
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| Publisher : Tapspace Publications |
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Publisher Details :
Tapspace Publications is a publishing company specializing in creative percussion music. In 1998 we became established as a business in the USA, and our niche has focused on advanced rudimental percussion music, concert percussion solos, and ensembles.
Our headquarters are stationed in Portland, Oregon. Our publications are available for purchase worldwide from our website or from select retailers. In 2003 Tapspace continued on its course of creative innovation with the release of our marching battery percussion sample library, VIRTUAL DRUMLINE. Revolutionizing the way marching percussion arrangers can now write and hear accurate playback of their work, we are dedicated to providing the best in percussion sample technology in addition to our publications. Released in Spring of 2005, Virtual Drumline 2 has taken this revolution to a completely new level.
With authors such as Murray Gusseck, Jim Casella, Gifford Howarth, Mike McIntosh, Colin McNutt, Jim Ancona, Jeff Queen, Nick Angelis, David Reeves, Chip Webster, Jesse Monkman, Tyler Dempsey, and Robert Lopez, we continue to publish some of the most innovative music written for the percussion world. Our works have been performed by members of such renown ensembles as The Santa Clara Vanguard, Blast!, The Star of Indiana, The New England Conservatory, and The Concord Blue Devils.
This makes Tapspace a premier source of modern drumline and percussion music and a growing resource for today's most creative percussion literature. |
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| Publishers Website : www.tapspace.com |
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| Year Composed : 2006 |
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| Duration : 9 Minutes |
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No. of Mallets/Sticks Required :
4 ,
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| Sheet Music Available From:
www.tapspace.com
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Programme Notes / Performance Details :
Blue Motion by Stephen Whibley is a new work for percussion duo commissioned by Tapspace Percussion Publications, USA and Maraca2 Percussion Duo.
This composition for two marimbas, vibraphone, hi-hat, kit bass drum, floor tom-toms, cymbals and small hand percussion is essentially a fusion of minimalism with jazz and latin harmonies and rhythms. The 9 minute piece has, as the title suggests, a great feel of drive and momentum with the pulse remaining constant from start to finish. With great contrast between hands & feet, and ensemble and energy required of the two players, Blue Motion is a challenging performance piece of virtuosity, vivacity, virility, vibrancy, vitality and versatility!
Extra Performance Notes: Triangle will work best with a pre-mounted beater to avoid mallet change. Otherwise, triangle parts should be played with shaft of mallet. |
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