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View From Olympus - Soli version with Digital Audio (Preview)

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Music by John Psathas | Double Concerto for Percussion, Piano and Orchestra

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Fragment, a duet for vibraphone and piano which is thematically related to movement II, may be performed as an encore to the concerto at the discretion of the soloists. This work is also available separately from the publishers (PE076). View From Olympus is dedicated with the utmost love and gratitude to my wife and children, my parents and my sister. John Psathas, 2001 The composition of View From Olympus was funded as original research by Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and completed during the composer’s sabbatical leave in 2000, which was taken in the northern Greek village of Nea Michaniona. This edition of the work has been prepared to allow for a soli performance with a backing track. It was brought about by a request from Dame Evelyn Glennie and Philip Smith for performance at the BBC Proms 2015. It includes the solo piano and solo percussion parts with a digital audio download featuring a MIDI realisation of the orchestral score by David Downes. A studio recording featuring Pedro Carneiro (perc.) and Michael Houstoun (pno) is available for download (Rattle Records RAT-D015). The composer acknowledges his gratitude to percussionist Petros Kourtis for introducing him to the world of Greek percussion styles and playing techniques. View From Olympus was commissioned by percussionist Evelyn Glennie, and first performed by her and Philip Smith (piano), with the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, on 26 July 2002. The occasion was the Royal Gala Finale Concert of the ‘Pulse’ International Festival of Rhythm, during the Manchester Commonwealth Games. The present version was premiered by Glennie and Smith at the BBC Proms 2015 at Cadogan Hall, London, United Kingdom, on 10 August 2015. View From Olympus was the recipient of the SOUNZ (Centre for New Zealand Music) Contemporary Award at the 2002 APRA Silver Scroll Awards. PE073R – vi

C C C C C Performance notes Solo Percussion Legend: Simtak C C C $ # low med. high # # Y Steel Drums Y Y $ Drum Station – drums C kick drum $ ì C C C C C C C C Drum Station – cymbals foot-closed foot-open hi-hat í 4 toms 4 octobans í ì ì ì ì open trash splash cymbals crash china crash Wind chime station $ C C C C C À C Ã C À C Ã C wind chimes mid-range wash mark tree high trill bell tree open closed triangle open closed finger cymbal • All instruments: no amplification is to be used • Marimba: 5-octave instrument • Vibraphone: motor off throughout • Dulcimer: santouri • Cymbals: a cluster of small splash cymbals are required • Finger cymbals: bottom half must be fixed • Steel drums: if unavailable, the part may be played on the marimba • Wind chimes: outdoor-style, suspended, with long decay. A minimum of two sets is required, with a possible third set positioned near the steel drums for the end of movement I. Solo Piano • The instrument must be amplified for the duration of movements I and III, and the amplification should be reduced for movement II. It is not desirable to have two speakers at the edge of the stage amplifying the piano – a single medium-sized speaker should be placed under or near the piano, facing the audience. The need for foldback will be determined by the acoustic conditions of each performance. PE073R – vii

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