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Peter Meechan

Peter Meechan


Subtitle: For Percussion Soloist and Wind Orchestra


General Info

Year: 2019
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Meechan Music
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $250.00   |   Score Only (print or digital) - $50.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion (6 players), including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Brake Drum
  • Glockenspiel
  • Hi-Hat
  • Vibraphone
  • Wood Block
  • Xylophone


Solo Percussion:

  • Bongos
  • Congas
  • Gongs (tuned; or Tubular Bells)
  • Marimba
  • Roto-Toms (4) (or Tom-Toms)
  • Suspended Cymbals (4)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Machines is a work for solo percussion and band written for, and dedicated to, soloist John R. Beck, Marquette Wind Ensemble, and their conductor, Dr. Erik Janners.

The title has several reference points. I think my fascination with percussion instruments has existed as long as I remember music being in my life. Perhaps the instrument that always captured my interest the most was the marimba (with which the soloist begins the work) -- such a variety of sounds, but to a young boy (and still to this old one!) the resonating tubes, and their similarity to exhaust pipes, always made me think that it could be part of the most beautiful sounding combustion engine!

And throughout writing the piece I couldn’t help thinking about the machines that we are surrounded by and the innovations they represent. Ever more thought is put into how to make our machines less environmentally impactful, and technology developments mean that machines are helping with healthcare, with communication, with learning. But this is balanced with the machines of our time -- those at work to destroy and to harm.

Machines seeks to represent the drive of innovation -- the positive momentum looking for a better world.

- Program Note by composer


For John R. Beck and Erik Janners.

- Program Note from score


Media

None discovered thus far.


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

  • University of San Diego (Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Jeffrey Malecki, conductor) - 6 November 2022


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