Includes score.
Print size: Letter (8.5 x 11")
Review from Percussive Notes (2023):
“Drip” is an intriguing work for a solo percussionist that draws upon the subtle timbral differences in several wooden instruments. Using a combination of traditional and spatial/timelapse notation, the overall form of the work reflects the contraction and expansion of note groupings. Sections are often accompanied with interpretive cues, such as “a portal of silence,” “like crickets on a warm summer night in North Carolina,” “a distant echo of the past,” and “every note its own island.” Mallet indications alternate between hard plastic and wood. I would imagine a performer might use a four-mallet grip to accommodate holding both, as to eliminate disruptions between sections.
Instrument selection and choice of performance space will have a significant impact on the effectiveness of a performance. The performer will have to be creative in determining a setup that allows ease of movement across 16 different sounds. For this reason, I believe a memorized performance would significantly add to the effect and enhance communication with the audience. A resonant performance space, such as a warm recital or concert hall, would highlight the rich tonal differences between the various wood instruments. At just under ten minutes in length, “Drip” could be the centerpiece of an advanced undergraduate to professional recital.
—Jason Baker
