Threads by Sō Percussion
Threads, written for Sō Percussion in 2005, is a half-hour long "cantata" for percussion quartet in ten short movements. There are three "threads" that are interwoven in the piece: Arias and Preludes that focus on the metallic pitched sounds of vibraphones, glockenspiel and pipes; Choruses in which drumming predominates; and Recitatives made largely from Cage-like noise instruments, bottles, flower pots, crotales, etc.
The aim of the different threads is to highlight the wide range of qualities that percussion instruments are capable of, from lyrical and tender to forceful and aggressive, and weave them into one continuous "thread". The movements are performed without interruption. — Paul Lansky
Tracklist
| 1. | Prelude | 3:00 |
| 2. | Recitative | 1:54 |
| 3. | Chorus | 2:14 |
| 4. | Aria | 2:41 |
| 5. | Recitative | 2:24 |
| 6. | Chorus | 2:16 |
| 7. | Aria | 3:40 |
| 8. | Recitative | 2:06 |
| 9. | Chorus | 3:26 |
| 10. | Chorale Prelude | 4:27 |
Credits
Produced by Lawson White
Recorded by Charles Harbutt at Avatar Studios 2008
Edited by Lawson White at Good Child Music Studios 2009
Mixed (with Lawson White) and mastered by Charles Harbutt at Clinton Recording Studios 2009
Assistant Engineers: Rick Kwan and Fernando Lodeiro
Production Assistant: Adriana Molello
Funded in part through a grant from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.
Funded also in part through a grant from Princeton University.
License
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Through its sensational interpretations of modern classics, innovative multi-genre original productions, and “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam,” (The New Yorker), for almost two decades Sō Percussion has redefined the scope and role of the modern percussion ensemble, placing it at the leading edge of 21st-century music.