{"product_id":"blinker-tapspace","title":"Blinker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Chuck Ricotta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium Concert Percussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11-14 Players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstrumentation: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlockenspiel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXylophone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChimes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 vibraphones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2-4 marimbas* —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(2) 4-octave, (2) low A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTimpani\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(4 drums)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrums —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003esnare drum, mounted kick drum, 4 concert toms, concert bass drum, bongos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCymbals and gongs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e— splash cymbal, Zil-Bel, 2 suspended cymbals, 2 hi-hats, China cymbal, crash cymbals (optional), tam-tam (optional), high C crotale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccessories\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e— 2 high woodblocks, brake drum, One-Shot shaker, shekere, cabasa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIf 4 marimbas aren’t available, this piece can be performed with 2 instruments: M1 and M2 sharing the 4-octave instrument and M3 and M4 sharing the low A instrument.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChuck Ricotta wrote \u003cstrong\u003eBlinker\u003c\/strong\u003e as a follow-up to Sofapilla, another large ensemble work of his. That work aimed to develop students’ pulse control skills while playing overlapping ensemble polyrhythms. Soon after creating this exercise, Ricotta was inspired to expand upon this concept, leading to Blinker (named after the familiar sound of a vehicle’s turn signal).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a steady pulse, the piece quickly builds into a densely-layered texture of orchestrated polymeters. Elements of post-minimalism are explored, drawing from simple harmonic ideas to weave a fabric of sound reminiscent of John Adams. Ricotta aims to take the listener on a musical journey through a dreamlike state, suspended in time, before ultimately returning to the familiar pulse from the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an educational standpoint, Ricotta designed the individual parts to vary in difficulty and cover a range of experience levels. Some multipercussion parts may be doubled or split between players depending on the needs of the ensemble. The marimba parts may be performed on shared instruments, and two of these parts may optionally be covered by a single player holding 4 mallets. Plenty of optional notes are indicated in the score to cover all possible player configurations. 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