Steven Mackey
Micro-Concerto

HPS1303

Instrumentation Drums
Composer Steven Mackey
Series Hawkes Pocket Scores
Edition Study Score
Publisher Boosey & Hawkes
Order no. BHI21302

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Pages: 72
Release: 31.12.1999
Weight: 165 g
ISBN: 9781617740084
ISMN: 9790051213023
EAN: 884088533076

The composer imagined particular ways to coax sound out of pieces of wood, metal and skin instead of simply hitting things as for him, the first step in writing for percussion is to invent the instrument and a playing technique.The two interludes are played on big, standard pieces of percussion furniture, but the main movements focus on small moves and subtle distinctions. They are full of fussy descriptions of how to play some handheld toy just so. This micro-management of small muscle groups, and the fact that the concerto soloist is accompanied by the smallest orchestra imaginable, suggested the title.