One Minute to Midnight

Martinez, Jesus

Medium/Advanced Concert Percussion

12 Players

"One Minute to Midnight" is based on the term “minutes to midnight” associated with the doomsday clock that represented probability of the threat of a global catastrophe during the late 1940’s. It is a fun, yet unnerving work for percussion orchestra that portrays a series of events that invigorated a combination of emotions such as fear, calmness, and intense exhilaration.

Instrumentation: Glockenspiel (Crash Cymbals) Xylophone (Suspended Cymbal, Crotales, Whip) Vibraphone 1 Vibraphone 2 Marimba 1 (4.0-octave) Marimba 2 (4.0-octave) Marimba 3 (4.0-octave) Marimba 4 (5.0-octave) Timpani (3 drums), Wind Chimes Percussion 1 (Splash Cymbal, Snare Drum, Chimes) Percussion 2 (China Cymbal, 4 Concert Toms, 2 Woodblocks, Suspended Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Bell Tree, Triangle) Percussion 3 (Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, Temple Blocks, Triangle)