DisArchitecture Dave Hall

Percussion Quartet (score & parts)
INSTRUMENTATION
Player 1
Crotales (2 octaves), Vibraphone, Bells, Snare Drum, Kick Bass Drum
(2 pairs bell/crotale mallets, bow, 1 pair snare drum sticks)

Player 2
Vibraphone, Static Whip, Bongos, Sizzle Cymbal
(2 pairs vibraphone mallets, bow, hard plastic mallet)

Player 3
5-octave Marimba, Prayer Bowl, China Cymbal
(2 pairs yarn marimba mallets, bow)

Player 4
5-octave Marimba, Resonant Metal Bowl, Log Drum (4 pitches), Dark Crash Cymbal
(2 pairs marimba mallets, Hot Rods or similar dowel stick)

Loosely based on the "deconstructionist" architecture of Frank Gehry, Dave Hall's percussion quartet DisArchitecture takes the listener on a journey through many harmonic and rhythmic textures.