Includes two scores.
Print size: 11 x 17"
Review from Percussive Notes:
One Way
David Macbride
“One Way” is a short, difficult work for two vibraphones that is appropriate for advanced college students or professional players. This piece is focused around suddenly shifting tempi, mixed meters, and temporal dissonance, reminiscent of both Conlon Nancarrow’s studies for player piano and Steve Reich’s phasing works. Temporal dissonance is featured prominently throughout, beginning in m.12, where Player 1 is to play at 144 bpm while Player 2 plays at 132 bpm. Roles are reversed after four measures to realign at m.20. Other specific tempi pairings are utilized and occasionally yield to more traditional sections featuring a single, shared tempo. The ending features similar techniques with less specificity, simply directing the players to play “out of sync.”
The published score is a photocopy of the handwritten original. Two copies are provided. While there are inherent irregularities in all handwritten works, this was written quite neatly and is easy to read. A casual audience may not appreciate this work (especially if the process is not explained beforehand), but it will be an impressive show of virtuosity for an audience who understands the techniques.
—Brian Elizondo, 2020
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