Epoch

Epoch was conceived in the final quarter of 2020 during the infamous Covid-19 pandemic. It is composed in a three-act structure of denial, desperation, deliverance and shares what the composer feels represent challenging moments like those which were forced upon many during this challenging year.

Program Notes

Epoch / ee-pok / noun 1. an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development. 2. an extended period of time usually characterized by a distinctive development or by a memorable series of events. 3. an instant of time or a date selected as a point of reference (as in astronomy).

Epoch was conceived in the final quarter of 2020 during the infamous Covid-19 pandemic. It is composed in a three-act structure of denial, desperation, deliverance and shared as what I feel represents challenging moments like those which were forced upon many during this challenging year.

Epoch was commissioned by Hamiruge-the LSU Percussion Group, Brett W. Dietz, director.

- C.H.

Grade Level: 5
Copyright: 2021
Number of Players: 6
Duration: 8:15
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: Sextet
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
Metals: Almglocken (or Tuned Gongs, Large Tuned Pipes, Crotales, etc.),Desk Bells (or Toy Piano, Small Tuned Pipes, Crotales, etc.), B-natural Crotale, Tam-Tam, Chimes, Marimba (shared)
Marimba [5-octave]
Percussion 1: High & Low Small Shakers, 2 Congas, Bongos, 2 Sizzle Cymbals, Large Bass Drum (shared)[on side]
Percussion 2: Large Bass Drum (shared)[on side], Cabasa, Hi-Hat, Kick Drum [on side], Shekere