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Fusion
Nigel Horne
| Fusion is an original fantasy for percussion ensemble in 5
movements, around 23 minutes if all 5 movements are performed. The work calls for 8 or 9 good or virtuoso level percussionists who are divided into three groups. The instruments needed are drums of various sizes from Ghana, along with xylophone, two marimbas, glockenspiel, kit bass drum and vibraphone. Alternatives for Western approximations are suggested in the score, e.g. tom-toms of various sizes, cowbell etc. The work is so named because it is a fusion of West African and Western music, drawing from both traditions. The West African drums include:
All players may improvise at anytime. The metre can be fluid, that is to say whilst the predominant metre is four in a bar, they need not always be four beats of equal value. You can read more about the writing process behind Fusion is its critique. |
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