binalig for percussion trio - Full Score PDF (no parts)
From the composer:
binalig was written for Timetable Percussion in 2011. It is scored for small gongs (or any similar graduated percussion with a definite pitch), any kind of drum, and drum set with an agung, or any large gong. The variable instrumentation allows the players to color the piece the way that they like, or to play the instrument that they would prefer to play. The ensemble vaguely resembles a Filipino kulintang ensemble, which usually features a soloistic gong set, a continuous drum beat, and a set of large gongs which play a bass pattern. The form of the piece is also similar to kulintang music, in that it uses short cyclical melodic motives. In my piece, these patterns develop and morph in different directions than conventional kulintang pieces, but nonetheless, the ethos of kulintang pervades the music throughout. In the kulintang repertoire, the "binalig" genre represents a modern or progressive approach to the performance and compositon of kulintang music.
17 pages; duration 5'
