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• $25 - # 0872 - Campbell, James: Tajin for solo percussion and tape [7 min.] (includes score and mp3)
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In the Veracruz region of Mexico, lie some mysterious archaeological ruins: El Tajin, meaning, "thunder" in the Toltec language. This large ancient complex is believed to have once been a ceremonial and commerce center; its construction has been attributed to a tribe related to the Mayas. Still, there are many questions about its inhabitants and the many buildings that today remain smothered in dense jungle vegetation. El Tajin is one of Mexico's most puzzling archaeological sites, as many of the structures seem to refer to the measurement of time. The Pyramid of Niches, with its 365 alcoves, suggests to archaeologists that this pyramid was used as some kind of calendar with each niche representing the days of the solar year. Game courts feature heavily here with over a dozen having been discovered already. It is clear that human sacrifices were made at El Tajin and that these rituals were connected with the games played here.


• $40 - # 0812 - Diaz, Javier: Sakpatá for percussion ensemble and tape [8 min.]
  Includes 11 parts, score, and audio mp3 file (download)

• $30 - # 0649 - Hamilton, Tom: Parallel Passages for timpani and tape [12 min.]
  Includes score and audio CD

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We discovered this underground classic from the late 70s - possibly the first piece to pair solo timpani with electronic sound – and finally made it available in published form. The “tape” music consists of a rich electronic soundscape, created with the ARP and Serge synthesizers of that era, and is newly remastered here for CD release. This electronic environment supports a bold and expressive timpani solo of changing colors and moods. It is a very idiosyncratic and unusual piece to program, and a must for any collector of timpani literature. Here are 3 short excerpts, performed in concert by Dean Borghesani. Parallel Passages 1 (Click Arrow to Play) Parallel Passages 2 (Click Arrow to Play) Parallel Passages 3 (Click Arrow to Play)


• $15 - # 0821 - McClure, Robert: Integrated Elements No. 3 'Divide by Five' for gyil and fixed media [8 min.]
  includes score and audio mp3 (download)

• $40 - # 0656 - Pereira, Joseph: Facing the Mirror for percussion quartet and tape [15 min.]
  Includes 4 parts, score, and audio mp3 download

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Facing the Mirror (recorded by the juilliard percussion ensemble) This tour de force for percussion quartet and tape, explores the human voice and it's relationship to percussion instruments. The tape consists of vocal sounds from 4 languages-English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Russian. All meaning of each of the languages is stripped away and reduced to sounds creating a new dialect in combination with the instruments. The performers are placed in the 4 corners of the hall with their almost identical set-up of instruments, a head mic for uttering phonetic sounds, and an output speaker, creating a surround sound of continuousmovement around the hall. Facing the Mirror sample (Click Arrow to Play)


• $20 - # 0658 - Pereira, Joseph: In Other Words for solo percussion and tape [11:30 min.] (includes score and mp3)

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In Other Words (tape part only) Originally written for Chris Lamb, this piece explores the "vocal qualities" of percussion and creates a new language of semantic purpose. Written in three continuous parts, this show piece for the soloist explores a wide range of techiniques balanced with voice sounds from three exotic languages. The first part is performed on pandeiro assimilating the long and short vowel pronunciation of Japanese. In part II, brushes on drums, and cymbals decipher the sounds of continental Portuguese and in the third part, the tonal aspect of Mandarin is explored with gongs, bongos, woodblocks, and mounted claves. Each new "language" presented by the performer balanced with this highly colorful and interesting tape part, brings the listener into a new and unexpected sound world" In Other Words sample (Click Arrow to Play)

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