{"product_id":"the-darkness-around-us","title":"The Darkness Around Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Ben Kressbach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Percussion Quartet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstrumentation: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCrotales\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2 octaves)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eXylophone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVibraphone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2 Marimbas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— (1) low F, (1) 5-octave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDrums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— bass drum (laid flat), 3 toms (low, medium, high)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Darkness Around Us\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ben Kressbach is an advanced quartet that pushes performers to explore extended techniques, shifting meters, and a heightened sense of ensemble awareness. Built around a centrally shared bass drum, the piece uses irregular time signatures, interlocking rhythmic layers, and constantly evolving listening environments to unify the performers in a ritual-like musical experience, partly inspired by the William E. Stafford poem, “A Ritual to Read to Each Other.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eScored for two marimbas, vibraphone, xylophone, crotales, shared bass drum, and assorted toms, the piece incorporates unique effects including vibraphone pitch bending, aluminum-foil buzz textures, and yarn-mallet passages for xylophone. Careful placement of the shared bass drum and toms is essential to facilitate seamless transitions and coordinated dampening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece ships as a fully bound score. Individual parts come exclusively in PDF format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2238567065\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Tapspace\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tapspacepublications\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"The Darkness Around Us (Ben Kressbach)\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/tapspacepublications\/the-darkness-around-us-ben-kressbach\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/tapspace\/docs\/darkness_around_us_the-sample?fr=sMjRiYTg4ODA4NjY\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/2973\/7494\/files\/download_score_sample_small_aa1b4422-f724-4b42-9953-49885710a3e6.png?v=1669204745\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W5DtEG_YCZM?si=MsLFSTgPqB9G1GeB\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tapspace Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52675193897303,"sku":"TSPCE25-035","price":62.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/2973\/7494\/files\/TSPCE25-035.jpg?v=1769763841","url":"https:\/\/concertandmarchingmusic.com\/es\/products\/the-darkness-around-us","provider":"Concert \u0026 Marching Music ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}