Endless Cycle of Rebirth / Mizuki Aita [Percussion Trio]

Score and Parts

Composed by Mizuki Aita (會田瑞樹)

 
Duration：3'40"

Publisher：Golden Hearts Publications（ONSA）

Printing Material：Color fine paper

Program notes:

In March 2023, I walked the streets of Shiogama for the first time in several years and visited Shiogama Shrine for the first time in decades. As I walked step by step up the stone steps, I thought about the sea. The sea, which brings blessings to people and sometimes engulfs us in a whirlpool of samsara with its mighty power. This image became the word “Kankai,” and I wished to put my reverence for the sea into music.
Each of the sound patterns is simple when played alone, but when they overlap with each other, they create a unique sound. This is partly due to the influence of Indonesian gamelan music. The piece can be played by three players, but the same part can also be played by several instruments. In the concluding part of the piece, the players united to draw a “circle” and attempted to express the flow of all things through sound and body.
(Mizuki Aita)

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Reference music：



Instrumentation (Parts included in the set)：

Player 1(using very hard two mallets)
Vibraphone
Drum or anyother percussion(high pitch)

Player 2(using very hard two mallets)
Marimba(One Marimba using 2 players)
Drum or anyother percussion(middle pitch)

Player 3(using very soft two mallets)
Marimba(One Marimba using 2 players)
Drum or anyother percussion(low pitch)

*Pleyer 2 and 3 should use a single 4-octave marimba with two players.
*Player 1 should use a relatively high-range drum, Player 2 a mid-range drum, and Player 3 a low-range instrument such as a bass drum.
*It is recommended to use instruments other than drums, such as Tam-Tam or Cymbal, according to the creativity and discretion of the players.