Battle of Wits, MMD26
SM-000171531
Description
- Composer
- Malcolm Dedman
- Publisher
- Malcolm Dedman
- Genre
- Classical / Contemporary
- Instrumentation
- Piano, Bongos, Conga
- Scored for
- 1 piano, 4 hands
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Movement(s)
- 1 to 1 from 1
- Duration
- 3'15"
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Year of composition
- 2012
- Description
- Written in 2012, ‘Battle of Wits’ is for piano duet with percussion, that is, the two pianists also have percussion instruments to play – a pair each of bongos and conga drums. It was written for and dedicated to the Maclé Duo and it lasts just over 3 minutes.
The title suggests an argument between two people, each with very strong characters and points of view. In the score, a text is provided with each musical phrase, suggesting the progress of the argument. The drums are used to ‘drum home’ each player’s argument. This leads to a fight, when both players use the drums. The ‘stop’ signal is provided by the first piano stroking inside the piano, after which the pianists play a coda, suggesting that they accept each other’s differences and get along together – in peace.
- Upload date
- 29 Sep 2012
Comments
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