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Original

The Doomsday Machine. Michael Burritt. Percussion sheet music. Snare Drum sheet music.

Translation

The Doomsday Machine. Michael Burritt. Percussion sheet music. Snare Drum sheet music.

Original

The Doomsday Machine composed by Michael Burritt. Percussion Quartet. For percussion quartet. 4 brake drums, 8 tin cans, 4 cow bells, ice bell, 3 hi-hats, opera gong, slap stick, 2 large log drums, 2 mounted vibra slaps, snare drum, earth plate, medium suspended cymbal, 2 woodblocks, crotale. either F, b, eb, g. , ribbon crasher, bongos, congas, ba. Level 5. Score and set of parts. Duration 14 minutes. Published by Innovative Percussion. IP.E-MB-DOM. Composer's Notes. The Doomsday Machine is named for an episode from Star Trek, my favorite science fiction series of all time. The "Doomsday Machine" is an enormous weapon, both in size and strength, that was left adrift in space. This war machine was capable of destroying whole planets and was discovered, of course, by Captain Kirk and his crew. The Enterprise ultimately conquered teh "Doomsday Machine" by feeding it another star ship that was set to self destruct. My "Doomsday Machine" is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance. -The Doomsday Machine" is a challenging percussion quartet for four multipercussionists. The setup includes timpani, congas, bongos, woodblocks, log drums, mounted vibraslaps, assorted tin cans, and hi-hat cymbals. According to the composer, the piece "is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal, and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance. " - Mark Ford Percussive Notes, April 2001.

Translation

The Doomsday Machine composed by Michael Burritt. Percussion Quartet. For percussion quartet. 4 brake drums, 8 tin cans, 4 cow bells, ice bell, 3 hi-hats, opera gong, slap stick, 2 large log drums, 2 mounted vibra slaps, snare drum, earth plate, medium suspended cymbal, 2 woodblocks, crotale. either F, b, eb, g. , ribbon crasher, bongos, congas, ba. Level 5. Score and set of parts. Duration 14 minutes. Published by Innovative Percussion. IP.E-MB-DOM. Composer's Notes. The Doomsday Machine is named for an episode from Star Trek, my favorite science fiction series of all time. The "Doomsday Machine" is an enormous weapon, both in size and strength, that was left adrift in space. This war machine was capable of destroying whole planets and was discovered, of course, by Captain Kirk and his crew. The Enterprise ultimately conquered teh "Doomsday Machine" by feeding it another star ship that was set to self destruct. My "Doomsday Machine" is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance. -The Doomsday Machine" is a challenging percussion quartet for four multipercussionists. The setup includes timpani, congas, bongos, woodblocks, log drums, mounted vibraslaps, assorted tin cans, and hi-hat cymbals. According to the composer, the piece "is meant to be an aurally and visually captivating work that explores a multitude of wood, metal, and membraned sounds in an explosively energetic dance. - Mark Ford Percussive Notes, April 2001.