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Paganini Variations (PE012), for Marimba by Gary Wain (1995) © Gary Wain 1995 Published exclusively by Promethean Editions Limited First edition © 1999 Promethean Editions Limited (201509) Series Editor: Ross Hendy Editor: Thomas Liggett ISBN: 978-1-877218-12-5 (print) ISBN: 978-1-77660-012-0 (ebook) ISMN: 979-0-67452-093-5 Promethean Editions Limited PO Box 10-143 Wellington NEW ZEALAND http://www.promethean-editions.com No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Publisher. PE012 – ii
Gary Wain (1958) Gary Wain is a composer, conductor and percussionist. He is the Principal Percussionist in the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 1987. After graduating with a Master of Music (Composition) from the University of Auckland in 1982, he spent several years continuing his studies in percussion in London and Amsterdam before moving to Australia to take up his present post. During this time he has also been active as a recitalist and teacher. Since 1988 Wain has taught percussion and composition at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. In that same year he founded Drumwheel, Tasmania’s professional percussion ensemble. Currently he also conducts the Hobart Chamber Orchestra. A large part of Wain’s compositional output has been for, or inclusive of, percussion, and includes major works specifically aimed at enriching the percussion repertoire. Whilst sometimes technically challenging, his music has invariably proved interesting and rewarding to both players and audiences. The textures in Wain’s writing are open and clear, the language accessible, with ideas growing and developing in such a way as to lead organically to a natural conclusion. Paganini Variations (1995) Like many composers before him, Wain was inspired by the challenge of writing a work based on the famous Caprice in A minor from Paganini’s 24 Caprices for Solo Violin. The work consists of the theme followed by nine variations, and the composer has said that he was stimulated by the idea of creating a well-shaped and unified whole as opposed to a collection of thematically-linked but disparate character pieces. Each variation builds on the one before, the work becoming more dramatic and technically demanding as it proceeds, and each is intended to explore and extend a specific aspect of two-mallet technique. Paganini Variations PE012 – iii
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