ripples for bass clarinet and marimba (PDF sheet music)

Description

Composer: Adam Scott Neal
Instrumentation: Bass clarinet and marimba
Format: Downloadable PDF
Length: 11 pages total (including cover and front matter)
Size: 8.5 × 11 in.

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Program note

ripples, for bass clarinet and marimba, takes its name and inspiration from marimba roll technique. Traditional rolls alternate between the hands, while ripple rolls treat all four mallets (two per hand) independently. Ripple rolls therefore have a more amorphous character than traditional rolls. This piece highlights the difference between the two, with harmonies drawn from the instruments’ spectra and melodic material inspired by Indian classical music. It was written during a residency at the Hambidge Center for Transient Canvas.

Performances include

• Duo Nero (Hiromi Nishida & Rina Okubo), Takaoka, Japan 12/17/24
• Petcu-O’Leary Duo, Dublin, Ireland 5/7/23
• Petcu-O’Leary Duo, Thurles, Ireland 5/4/23
• Petcu-O’Leary Duo, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland 5/7/23
• Toyama Contemporary Music, Toyama, Japan 4/29/23
• Toyama Contemporary Music, Toyama, Japan 12/24/22
• Shoko-ji Buddhist Temple, Takaoka, Japan 4/30/22
• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 4/25/19
• ChambeR YoungStars, Rotterdam Philharmonic (Netherlands), 10/21/18
• University of Queensland (Australia), 6/1/17
• University of Nebraska-Kearney New Music Festival, 3/11/17
• Transient Canvas, Atlanta, GA 4/10/16

About the Work

ripples is an original composition for advanced clarinetists and percussionists interested in lyrical and minimalist contemporary repertoire. The piece is available exclusively as a digital download (PDF score) directly from the composer’s catalog.