Tesla's Harmony
General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 7:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Pius Cheung
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00; (digital) - $35.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Percussion I-II-III-IV (4 players), including:
- Bass Drum (pedal)
- Brake Drum
- Crotales (optional)
- Marimba I-II (both 5.0 octaves)
- Tom (low)
- Vibraphone I-II (I 4.0 octaves)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The "mad scientist," Nikola Tesla, who is famously known for inventing the alternating current (AC) electricity supply system, has always been a character of fascination to me. Stories of his public demonstrations with electricity and the iconic pictures of him sitting in a room with huge lightning bolts coming from his Tesla coils are inspirations of Tesla’s Harmony. The music depicts what I imagine as a dance of electrical light. While the electrical lights are awe-striking and intense, at the same time they can be seen as being in perfect balance/harmony with everything that is around.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Michigan State University (East Lansing) Percussion Studio – 30 October 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Heaven and Earth (2016?)
- Synced (2020)
- Tesla's Harmony (2017)
- UnSynced (2020)
Resources
- Pius Cheung website Accessed 13 February 2021