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Five Canons for Two Drums (2008)
for percussion
I've always found canons, even the simplest ones, fascinating. At some point in 2007–2008 I was particularly obsessed with the
form, and these pieces come from that time. They were all composed quickly: Canon 1 was completed on 6 July 2008, canons 2, 3,
and 4 were composed on 12 July, and Canon 5 was composed the next day. These were my first finished pieces for percussion;
they are very simple and a bit naive, I suppose, but I'm still fond of them, not quite sure why. My favorite is the third canon, "Silence".
Since the score is so simple, the performer(s) enjoy complete freedom: they're free to choose the instruments, they may compose
proper endings for the canons (all of which are infinite canons), vary the tempo in any way, and so on.
PDF score
Audio:
– Canon I
– Canon II
– Canon III 'Silence'
– Canon IV
– Canon V 'Matter'