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Why You
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General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 12:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: James Rolfe
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
Percussion I-II-III-IV (4 players)
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Writing for unpitched percussion means getting by without pitch, harmony, and melody -- which only leaves the good stuff: rhythm, color, and unbounded energy. I began with two tiny ideas, one from Why This Kolaveri Di, a viral Bollywood music and dance video from 2012, the other from Queen’s immortal We Will Rock You. They dance together, with a little help from the Balinese Gamelan piece Liar Samas. I was fortunate to collaborate on this piece with the choreographer Jacob Niedzwiecki, whose input helped to shape it, as did that of the TorQ Percussion Quartet, who commissioned it.
Why You was written with the assistance of a Toronto Arts Council Grant to Music Creators.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Juggle (2005)
- The Mayor’s Fanfare (2009)
- Why You (2013)
Resources
- James Rolfe website Accessed 7 November 2020