Destruction & Ascension

Destruction and Ascension is a through-composed piece in two distinct halves, meant to represent things that are destroyed then ascended back into creation. Destruction is violent and incessant music consisting of loud driving rhythms across the ensemble, with the performers playing in different time signatures on top of each other. Ascension consists of one tonal chord progression that starts as a marimba chorale, repeating while gradually blossoming into a glorious finale.

Program Notes

Many things in this world were created by something being destroyed and then rebuilt, whether it be religion, government, or human’s lives and personas. Destruction and Ascension is a through-composed work in two distinct halves, creating the sense of something being completely destroyed, but being beautifully ascended into existence again.

Grade Level: Difficult
Copyright: 2020
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba 1 (5-octave), 32" Timpano [shared w/ P6]
Player 2: Marimba 2 (5-octave), Medium Almglocken [laid on table]
Player 3: Vibraphone 1
Player 4: Vibraphone 2, Small Opera Gong [laid on table]
Player 5: 4 Concert Toms, Large Floor Toms, Large China Cymbal
Player 6: 32" Timpano [shared w/ P1], Brake Drum
Player 7: Concert Bass Drum
Player 8: Medium Large Roto-Tom, Small China Cymbal, Large Suspended Cymbal, Large Triangle, Small Opera Gong [laid on table], Crotales (2 octaves)
Player 9: Kick Drum [laid flat], Ride Cymbal, 3 Small Metal Plates [laid on table], CHimes