2013 Percussion Music Catalogue
PROMETHEAN EDITIONS is synonymous with
percussion music, we specialise in cutting-edge
works for percussion. Several works are now
established as standard percussion repertoire,
including Kembang Suling (PE001) for flute and
marimba by Gareth Farr, and works first made
famous by percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie,
John Psathas’s Matre’s Dance (PE027) for percussion
and piano, and Drum Dances (PE008) for drum kit
and piano.
Also becoming favourites are our innovative new
works for percussion and digital audio. Included is
the adrenaline-fuelled solo work One Study One
Summary (PE087) for marimba, junk percussion
and digital audio by Psathas, and the evocative
Fertility Rites (PE101) for marimba and digital audio
by Christos Hatzis – a work that features haunting
and captivating sounds of Inuit throat-singing.
Adding to the repertoire of university percussion
studios and professional groups are our recently
published works for ensembles, including quintets
Pukul by Farr (PE096) and Kyoto by Psathas (PE174).
We also have available a selection of works
suitable for elementary and intermediate level
performers. Among them are Farr’s Little Sea
Gongs (PE079) for percussion quartet and
Nostalgia (PE154) for vibraphone by Vincent Ho.
Keep an eye out for more of our exciting new
releases this year: Modulations (PE118) by Christos
Hatzis, Ukare Funk (PE129) and Tubes (PE130) by
Gareth Farr.
PROMETHEAN EDITIONS
Published Works for Percussion
Percussive Arts Society rating Academic Level ABRSM / Trinity grade comparison
Elementary (grade I-II) Junior High School / Intermediate (11-14 years old) Grade III-IV
Intermediate (grade III-IV) Advanced High School / Secondary School (14-17 years old) Grade V-VIII
Advanced-Difficult (grade V-VI+) Undergraduate & above (18 years old +) Diploma and above
Elementary Level – Suitable for Novice Percussion Ensembles (*Rated by the Percussive Arts Society as Grade II)
Code Composer Title Dur. pp ISMN Format Price
PE010S Gareth Farr Volume Pig (Percussion Quartet)* 11:30 27 979-0-67452-086-7 Score NZ$44.00
PE010P Gareth Farr Volume Pig (Percussion Quartet)* 11:30 29 979-0-67452-087-4 Parts NZ$60.00
PE079S Gareth Farr Little Sea Gongs (Percussion Quartet)* 3:00 5 979-0-67452-084-3 Score NZ$29.00
PE079P Gareth Farr Little Sea Gongs (Percussion Quartet)* 3:00 8 979-0-67452-085-0 Parts NZ$45.00
Intermediate Level – Suitable for Advanced Secondary Students (*Rated by the Percussive Arts Society as Grade III)
Code Composer Title Dur. pp ISMN Format Price
PE092 Gareth Farr Three Etudes (Marimba) 8:00 11 979-0-67452-114-7 Perf. Score NZ$26.00
PE094 Gareth Farr Duggan Theme (Flute & Marimba) 1:45 10 979-0-67452-133-8 Score and Part NZ$32.00
PE095 Gareth Farr Three Little Pieces for Eve (Piano & Percussion) 6:00 13 979-0-64752-144-4 Score and Part NZ$39.00
PE154 Vincent Ho Nostalgia (Vibraphone) 5:45 9 979-0-67452-142-0 Score and Part NZ$39.00
PE076 John Psathas Fragment (Vibraphone & Piano)* 3:00 3 979-0-67452-089-9 Score and Part NZ$21.00
PE089 John Psathas Fragment (Vibraphone & Marimba) 3:00 9 979-0-67452-115-4 Score and Part NZ$27.00
Advanced Level – Suitable for Undergraduate Students & Professionals (*Rated by the Percussive Arts Society as Grade V+)
Code Composer Title Dur. pp ISMN Format Price
PE001 Gareth Farr Kembang Suling (Flute & Marimba) 10:00 22 979-0-67452-081-2 Score and Part NZ$42.00
PE026S Gareth Farr Kendhang Kalih (Percussion Duet)* 7:00 12 979-0-67452-082-9 Score NZ$26.00
PE026P Gareth Farr Kendhang Kalih (Percussion Duet)* 7:00 7 979-0-67452-083-6 2 Parts NZ$40.00
PE037 Gareth Farr Tuatara (Percussion & Piano)* 9:00 30 979-0-67452-099-7 Score and Part NZ$47.00
PE063 Gareth Farr Spook (Marimba)* 10:00 26 979-0-67452-097-3 Perf. Score NZ$44.00
PE064 Gareth Farr Tangaroa (Marimba)* 10:00 22 979-0-67452-098-0 Perf. Score NZ$40.00
Promethean Editions Limited • PO Box 10-143, Wellington, New Zealand • P +64 4 473 5033 • F +64 4 473 5066 • [email protected] and Promotion of New Music Gareth Farr, Christos Hatzis, Vincent Ho, John Psathas Publishers of New Editions of Bartok, Lilburn, Pruden, Vaughan Williams
www.promethean-editions.com
Code Composer Title Dur. pp ISMN Format Price
PE083 Gareth Farr Dialogue (Vibraphone & Marimba)* 10:00 24 979-0-67452-113-0 Score and Parts NZ$45.00
PE096S Gareth Farr Pukul (Percussion Quintet) 8:45 28 979-0-67452-146-8 Score NZ$44.00
PE096P Gareth Farr Pukul (Percussion Quintet) 8:45 28 979-0-67452-147-5 Parts NZ$75.00
PE101 Christos Hatzis Fertility Rites (Marimba & Digital Audio)* 13:30 31 979-0-67452-104-8 Score, Part & CD NZ$57.00
PE103 Christos Hatzis Arctic Dreams 1 (Flute, Vibraphone & Digital Audio)*
6:45 28 979-0-67452-106-2 Score, Parts & CD NZ$52.00
PE108 Christos Hatzis In the Fire of Conflict (Solo Percussion with Digital Audio)*
10:00 37 979-0-67452-116-1 Score, Part & CD NZ$67.00
PE008 John Psathas Drum Dances (Drum Kit & Piano) 9:30 40 979-0-67452-088-1 Score and Part NZ$58.00
PE009 John Psathas Happy Tachyons (Marimba, Vibraphone & Piano)* 7:45 29 979-0-67452-090-4 Score and Part NZ$51.00
PE019 John Psathas Spike (Marimba, Vibraphone & Piano) 8:30 27 979-0-67452-092-8 Score and Part NZ$47.00
PE027 John Psathas Matre’s Dance (Percussion & Piano)* 9:45 27 979-67452-091-1 Score and Part NZ$46.00
PE087 John Psathas One Study One Summary (Marimba, with Junk Perc. & Digital Audio)*
12:00 47 979-0-67452-111-6 Score, Parts & CD NZ$70.00
PE088 John Psathas Ukiyo (Vibraphone, Marimba & Digital Audio) 9:45 26 979-0-67452-107-9 Score, Parts & CDs
NZ$56.00
PE172 John Psathas Planet Damnation (Timpani with Digital Audio) 10:00 16 979-0-67452-140-6 Score, Part & CD NZ$42.00
PE174S John Psathas Kyoto (Percussion Quintet) 8:00 30 979-0-67452-148-2 Score NZ$44.00
PE174P John Psathas Kyoto (Percussion Quintet) 8:00 42 979-0-67452-149-9 Parts NZ$75.00
PE012 Gary Wain Paganini Variations (Marimba) 8:00 11 979-0-67452-093-5 Perf. Score NZ$26.00
PE013S Gary Wain Seven Steps (Marimba Trio) 6:00 19 979-0-67452-094-2 Score NZ$35.00
PE013P Gary Wain Seven Steps (Marimba Trio) 6:00 16 979-0-67452-095-9 Parts NZ$60.00
All prices are listed in New Zealand dollars and exclusive of GST
Upcoming releases for 2013
Farr: Ukare Funk (Percussion Quartet), Dur. 6:30Ukare Funk (2008) is an innovative multi-percussion work inspired by Japanese taiko drumming. “Ukare” is a Japanese musical term for a swung or compound beat, and also means “letting go” or “throwing caution to the wind.” This perfectly captures the essence of the work as it explores different ways of finding syncopation within a compound beat and incorporates exciting cross-rhythms.
Farr: Tubes (Percussion Quartet), Dur. 7:00Tubes (2008) for four pieces of aluminium pipe is inspired by Balinese interlocking techniques. It is innovative by exploring a wide variety of sounds made with minimal materials. The work is challenging and enables performers to demonstrate skills in ensemble unity.
Hatzis: Modulations (Percussion Quartet), Dur. 21:00Modulations (2011) for two vibraphones and two five-octave marimbas is an exciting work that combines metric modulation with minimalism. It contains intriguing “DJ-like” shifts of harmony and beats, which is challenging and shows off the ensemble skills of the performers. It was written for and first performed by TorQ Percussion Quartet (Toronto, Canada) and has since been performed by the Eastman School of Music Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Michael Burritt.
Promethean Editions Limited • PO Box 10-143, Wellington, New Zealand • P +64 4 473 5033 • F +64 4 473 5066 • [email protected] and Promotion of New Music Gareth Farr, Christos Hatzis, Vincent Ho, John Psathas Publishers of New Editions of Bartok, Lilburn, Pruden, Vaughan Williams
www.promethean-editions.com
Composer Profiles
GARETH FARR is one of New Zealand’s leading composers. His music is particularly influenced by his extensive study of percussion music throughout the Pacific Rim, including Rarotangan log drum ensembles and Indonesian gamelan. Farr has written extensively for percussion. His work Kembang Suling (1995) for flute and marimba is now a standard in percussion repertoire. Among his career highlights was writing his percussion concerto Hikoi (2000) for Dame Evelyn Glennie, who premiered the work at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
CHRISTOS HATZIS is well known in Canada and internationally for his works. His music is inspired by proto-Christian spirituality, his own Byzantine music heritage, world cultures and various non-classical music genres such as jazz, pop and world music. Among his works for percussion is the highly regarded Fertility Rites (1997) for marimba and digital audio, which was inspired and incorporates the music of the Inuit, Canada’s arctic inhabitants. He has been commissioned by percussionists Dame Evelyn Glennie and Beverley Johnston to write his large-scale concerto for percussion and orchestra Tongues of Fire (2007).
VINCENT HO lives in Winnipeg, Canada where he is composer-in-residence with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. His music is rich and energetic—a unique integration of influences ranging from the visual arts, electroacoustic and natural soundscapes, traditional classical music forms, and the physical properties of the
instruments and ensembles for which he writes. He has written two percussion concerti for Dame Evelyn Glennie, including The Shaman (2011) and From Darkness to Light: A Spiritual Journey (2012). Glennie will present the US-Premiere of The Shaman with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York in May 2014.
JOHN PSATHAS is one of New Zealand’s most frequently performed composers. Early success came in 1991 with Matre’s Dance (1991), a maximum-energy duet for percussion and piano that has since made Psathas’ name internationally known through having been taken up and championed by Dame Evelyn Glennie. This work and Drum Dances (1993) are now standard repertoire for percussionists. One of his seminal works is View From Olympus (2001), a double concerto for percussion, piano and orchestra, which continues to thrill audiences worldwide.
GARY WAIN is the Principal Percussionist in the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 1987. Since 1988 he has taught percussion and composition at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. He has written extensively for percussion. While technically challenging, his music has invariably proved interesting and rewarding to both players and audiences. His work Paganini Variations (1995) has entered the mainstream of performance exam repertoire and regularly appears in the recitals of advanced students at music conservatories throughout Australia.
Promethean Editions Limited • PO Box 10-143, Wellington, New Zealand • P +64 4 473 5033 • F +64 4 473 5066 • [email protected] and Promotion of New Music Gareth Farr, Christos Hatzis, Vincent Ho, John Psathas Publishers of New Editions of Bartok, Lilburn, Pruden, Vaughan Williams
www.promethean-editions.com
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