To the Earth – Rzewski

Rzewski, Frederick

To the Earth

Solo Percussion

4 Flower Pots

Lyrics from Homeric Hymn, Rzewski works to use the percussionist on many angles. From a very elementary angle the percussionist plays the flower pots as if they are typical concert percussion instruments. On top of this the percussionist must recite the “To the Earth”, text coming from a traditional Homeric Hymn. This work presents beauty in simplicity, to perform To The Earth the performer as well as the audience might have to re-evaluate what they find important and necessary in order to find the true brilliance in this “multi-percussion” “solo”.

 

Annotated by Nate Tucker

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