Cambridg, for percussion trio, includes score. Three scores needed for performance.
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Review from Percussive Arts Society:
Cambridg
Martin Farren
Originally composed in 1975 but newly available, this 12-minute work is mapped out like a long series of transitions from tam-tams to drums to temple blocks. Even though the marked tempo is 144 bpm, the writing has a lot of “daylight” between each note at the beginning, which will create an effect of a slower feel, as the musical ideas unfold with patience.
Each player begins with two tam-tams and plays only about one note for every three or four bars. Structurally, one player has a bit more rhythmic energy than the other two parts, assuming the role of the melody, in portions. From an interactive standpoint, the music is written in an echo-like fashion as the tam-tam ideas grow in complexity. Once a player introduces a drum note, the tam-tam parts start to interact more as they also start incorporating drum sounds into their textures. After several more minutes, all three players are performing solely on drums, interacting with more dynamic and rhythmic energy. After a short amount of time, very soft temple block sounds are added into the sonic mix, juxtaposed with very loud drum ideas. As the texture migrates to all temple-block sounds, it grows in volume and eventually merges with a reintroduction of tam-tam sounds, performed at a soft volume. The piece concludes in this manner, mixing temple blocks with tam-tam sounds, bringing the blending of sounds and textures full-circle. —Joshua D. Smith, 2020
