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A Message From The Emperor
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A Message From The Emperor For Two Speaking Percussionists by Martin Bresnick Drums - Sheet Music

By Martin Bresnick
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Chamber Music 2 Small Drums, Marimba, Vibraphone

SKU: CF.DRM137F

For Two Speaking Percussionists. Composed by Martin Bresnick. Sws. Full score. With Standard notation. Duration 11 minutes. Carl Fischer Music #DRM137F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.DRM137F).

ISBN 9780825885570. UPC: 798408085575. 9 x 12 inches.

Using text from Franz Kafka's short parable "A Message from the Emperor," this work describes, in the composer's words, "a glorious being, never seen by his countless lowly subjects, who, from his death bed, dispatches an indefatigable messenger (a prophet perhaps) with a most important message - just for you. For various practical reasons however the message cannot possibly be delivered. And even if it finally arrived the one who sent it will have died long ago." A Message from the Emperor is played and recited by two percussionists facing each other at a slight diagonal angle, with the marimba placed audience left and the vibraphone at audience right. For advanced players.

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