INSTRUMENTATION | 1 Piccolo in C 2 Flutes in C (1 st doubling alto flute) 2 Oboes in C 1 English Horn 1 Eb Clarinet 3 Bb Clarinets 1 Bb Bass Clarinet 1 Bb Contrabass Clarinet 1 Eb Alto Saxophone 1 Bb Tenor Saxophone 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone 1 Bassoon 1 Contrabassoon 4 Horns in F 4 Trumpets in C 3 Tenor Trombones 1 Bass Trombone 1 Euphonium 1 Tuba Timpani (5 drums) Percussion (5 players) Player 1 - 3 Graduated Tam-tams [small, medium, large], 2 Brake Drums, Xylophone (shared with Player 5) Player 2 - Cymbals [Large China, Medium China, Crash, Small Crash, Hi-Hat], Trash Can Player 3 - Bass Drum, Trap Set [Small Hi Hat, Snare Drum, Kick Drum], Crotales, Glockenspiel, Lion’s Roar, Large Whip Crack Player 4 - Graduated Drums [3 Tom-Toms, Piccolo Snare Drum], Chimes, Ribbon Crasher, Tin Cans, Crash Cymbals Player 5 - Vibraphone, Marimba, Crotales, Xylophone, Mahler Hammer Piano PROGRAM NOTE | Futurism was an art movement that originated in Italy in the early part of the 20 th century. It glorified the machine, speed, violence, youth, and the industrial aesthetic. The soundworld of <strong>Machine</strong> <strong>Music</strong> comes from Luigi Russolo’s The Art of Noises, written in 1913. <strong>Machine</strong> <strong>Music</strong> is divided into three sections or “gears” as they’re called in the work. Each “gear” occupies a soundworld of families of noises that Russolo categorizes in The Art of Noises. “First Gear” deals with the first two families of noises; roars, thundering, explosions, bangs, hissing, whistling, etc. “Second Gear” takes the form of a passacaglia and uses sounds from the third family; whispers, murmurs, and gurgling. The final “Third Gear” contains the last three noise families; screeching, buzzing, noises from metals, screams, shouts, wails, and so on. <strong>Machine</strong> <strong>Music</strong> is written for and dedicated to Eric Hewitt and The Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble.
PERCUSSION KEY: * The trashcan should be played on its side, with the handles taped down to avoid extraneous jingling.
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