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Apranibita

“Although there are ample technical challenges, the accomplished vibraphonist will find that giving a cohesive rendering of “Apranibita” is the greatest challenge.”- Percussive Notes

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Brett William Dietz (Assistant Professor, Percussion). Dietz is a composer and percussion instructor at Louisiana State University.

In this new work for solo vibraphone and Chinese opera gong, rhythmic structure is a driving force. Three basic themes are used, each with its own tempo and rhythmic motives.
The first uses an arpeggiated grace-note figure that leads to a repeated-note motive with a gradual diminuendo. The second motive is rhythmically disjunctive, using double stops and lateral strokes that move obliquely between the hands. The third motive is a sixteenth-note passage that begins in the tempo of the original theme and accelerates to a much faster tempo.
The work is sculpted by alternating, combining, fragmenting and varying the material from these motives. The performer must become completely confident with the three contrasting tempi in order to effectively bring out themes.
The opera gong makes five appearances scattered about the piece, each only a single note marked
ffffff. Although there are ample technical challenges, the accomplished vibraphonist will find that giving a cohesive rendering of “Apranibita” is the greatest challenge.
Scott Herring, Percussive Notes — December 2007

Difficulty

Advanced

Performance Type

Solo