(I AM A DEVIL) PISSING INTO THE SUNSET WITH A RAINCOAT IN MY HAND
for 2 percussionists, amplified violin and viola
6 minutes
Commissioned by the New York Miniaturist Ensemble
Concept of the New York Miniaturist Ensemble: Write a piece using 100 notes or less.
Thus:
Beginning with 100 notes, (i am a devil) gradually counts down to 1. Each section of the piece is then based upon groupings of notes as they count down: 99 over 98, 97 over 96 over 95, and so on until 90. Jump cut then, to 10 counting down to 1.
A few years later, the full process of counting down from 100 to 1 (with all numbers in between) was achieved in MEN and its quartet version, allMan.
SCORING:
2 Percussionists, Violin, Viola
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I. Bass Drum, Small (marching) Bass Drum, Kick Drum, 10-15 Medium to High Pitched "tight sounding" Drums, Metal Washboard (or Ribbon Crasher), Suspended Metal Washtub.
II. Bass Drum, Small (marching) Bass Drum, Kick Drum, Very Large Tam-tam, Very Large Theatre Ratchet.)
Amplified/Electric Violin (with distortion), Amplified/Electric Viola (with distortion). (Violin and viola double on Metal Police Whistle)
