We discovered this underground classic from the late 70s - possibly the first piece to pair solo timpani with electronic sound – and finally made it available in published form. The “tape” music consists of a rich electronic soundscape, created with the ARP and Serge synthesizers of that era, and is newly remastered here for CD release. This electronic environment supports a bold and expressive timpani solo of changing colors and moods. It is a very idiosyncratic and unusual piece to program, and a must for any collector of timpani literature.
Here are 3 short excerpts, performed in concert by Dean Borghesani.
Parallel Passages 1 (Click Arrow to Play)
Parallel Passages 2 (Click Arrow to Play)
Parallel Passages 3 (Click Arrow to Play)
$20 - # 0658 - Pereira, Joseph: In Other Words for solo percussion and tape [11:30 min.] (includes score and CD)
Originally written for Chris Lamb, this piece explores the "vocal qualities" of percussion and creates a new language of semantic purpose. Written in three continuous parts, this show piece for the soloist explores a wide range of techiniques balanced with voice sounds from three exotic languages. The first part is performed on pandeiro assimilating the long and short vowel pronunciation of Japanese. In part II, brushes on drums, and cymbals decipher the sounds of continental Portuguese and in the third part, the tonal aspect of Mandarin is explored with gongs, bongos, woodblocks, and mounted claves. Each new "language" presented by the performer balanced with this highly colorful and interesting tape part, brings the listener into a new and unexpected sound world"
