Quartz City
Subtitle: For Vibraphone Solo and Percussion Quintet
General Info
Year: 1995 / 1997
Duration: c. 14:35
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Studio 4 Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Vibraphone
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V (5 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Bongos (2)
- China Cymbals (2)
- Chinese Opera Gongs
- Congas (2)
- Crotales
- Log Drum
- Marimba I-II-III (3 players on 2 marimbas)
- Suspended Cymbals (2)
- Triangle
- Wood Blocks (2)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In Quartz City, I have created a harmonic bed that is inspired by jazz and combined it with a percussive texture and density that is more like the "classical" percussion traditions of Michael Colgrass, Lou Harrison and Steve Reich. The title was inspired by The City of Quartz, an urban history book by Mike Davis about class and immigration conflict in Los Angeles. To me, the musical textures of L.A. (the city of quartz) are Mexican marimbas, Chinese cymbals, and jazz.
- Program Note by composer
Awards
- Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest, 1995, 1st prize
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Tim Laguna (Redlands, Calif.) (percussion) – Fall 2020 (Virtual)
- Empire State (N.Y.) Youth Percussion Ensemble (Colleen Bernstein, vibraphone) – May 2011
- The Percussion Orchestra of the Lemmensinstitute of Leuven (Belgium) (Ludo Claesen, conductor; Jef Verheyden, vibraphone) – 2008
- University of Texas (Austin) Percussion Ensemble (George Frock, conductor; Eric Middleton, vibraphone) – 17 November 1995 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Quartz City (1995/1997)
- The Oregon Variations (2005/2008)
Resources
- Johnson, D. (1997). Quartz City: For Vibraphone Solo and Percussion Quintet [score]. Studio 4 Music: [Granada Hills, Calif.?]