ScottOpus Productions presents A CD of the original Music of Kerry R. Scott THE WITCHES OF MACBETH. This CD is by Kerry R. Scott. is a combination of a percussion composition written in 1970 (Prelude, Fantasia, Adagio and Duet for Percussion Solo)and a another composition written in the Fall of 2008 (The Witches of Macbeth).
TRACK 1. - THE WITCHES OF MACBETH
The Witches of Macbeth was written in the Fall of 2008. The work is a fantasy celebrating Halloween and is based on the first scene of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth. This first scene includes Three witches and is thought to be co-written by Thomas Middleton(1580 – 1627), and was perhaps the inspiration for Middleton’s play “The Witch” written in 1609.
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TRACK 2. - PELUDE, FANTASIA, ADAGIO AND DUET FOR PERCUSSION SOLO
This work was written for, and performed by Donald Miller in Warner Concert Hall Oberlin Ohio on Saturday, November 14 1970, at 4:00.p.m. This particular concert was honoring Aaron Copland on his 70th Birthday. The work features a large collection of Percussion instruments set out so that one performer can play them all. In addition a significant use of spatial audio techniques is employed and a novel form of notation including colors, geometric figures, tempo indications and note heads. Further information and copies of the original program, performance instructions and copies of the score can be obtained by following the link to the left.
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