SOLO PERCUSSION MUSIC BY MICHAEL UDOW

ACOUSTIC COMPOSITION # 1 (1973)				Difficulty:V - VI
(1 - 5 perc. + stereo cassette tape) [13 Minutes] Logical instructions provided to assist in the interpretation of graphic, spatial and proportional notations, specific instructions presented to encourage the design of new sound sources, the use of found objects and/or the use of standard percussion instruments; ideal for a professional concert or degree recital. Premierd by the Blackearth Percussion Group. [V - VI]
ACOUSTIC STUDY # 1 (1973)				Difficulty: III - V
(suggested 8 - 10 minutes) logical instructions provided to assist in the interpretation of graphic and spatial notations, specific instructions presented to encourage the design of new sound sources, the use of found objects and/or the use of standard percussion instruments; ideal for an introduction to these notational forms and concepts while also appropriate for a professional concert or degree recital. Premiered by Michael Udow.
BARN BURNER (1976)				Difficulty: IV
(solo or with bass trombone & piano) [2 1/2 minutes] 2 tomtoms and footpedal bass drum or foot-pedal woodblock. This high energy fortissimo work focuses on cross-rhythmic hemiola 3/4 - 6/8 metrics within each solo part and between the parts if performed as an ensemble. Premiered by the Barton Workshop - James Fulkerson, Stephen Montague, Michael Udow.
BOG MUSIC (1978)				Difficulty: V - VI
(solo perc. and 3 percssionists) [15 minutes] Three movement work; soloist:     Mvt. I: vibraphone,     Mvt. II: timbrepad of 12 standard idiophones,     Mvt. III: 12 tom toms; The other 3 percussion parts consist of small multiple percussion set-ups and are also challanging; changing meters, intricate rhythmic interlocking of weaving timbres between the performers; appropriate for a professional concert or degree recital; this work won the Percussive Arts Society's 1st Prize Award for composition for percussion ens. Premiered by Karen Ervin & Tintabulum. Recorded on the Equilibrium Label: SM0019.
CONCERTO FOR A PERCUSSIONIST with string quartet (1971)				Difficulty: IV
[11 minutes]     Mvt. I: chimes, glock., 3 dobacis (rin), 2 brake drums, large tam tam,     Mvt. II: marimba, bass drum, bamboo wind chimes,     Mvt. III: Vibraphone, pair of finger cymblas, "d3" crotale, snare drum, Appropriate for a junior recital. Premiered by Michael Udow.
COYOTE DREAMS	NEW!			Difficulty: V
(for marimba - 5 octave - and 3 percussionists) [18 minutes] Commissioned by Ron Samuels, President,Marimba One, for Katarzina Mycka, 1996 winner of the World Marimba Competition-Stuttgart, and 1995 winner of the Luxembourg International Marimba Competition. The premiere will take place at the 1997 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Aneheim, CA the third week of November. Instruments include 5 octave marimba, shimedaiko (bongos), taiko (congas), O-daiko (bass drum), musical saw, cymbal on timpano, amplified cymbal, idiophones which may include log drums, piccolo wood blocks, metals, etc., wooden box. This is a powerhouse tonal high energy work with mix meters and cross-rhythmic interlocking rhythms. The middle section has a lyrical choral which develops into a highly contrapuntal extended harmonic "Bachian Invention". Not for the faint of heart!
CYCLE, RETRACE, PROGRESS, BE STILL (1978)				Difficulty: IV
[2 MINUTES] Originally written for piano with dancer, this fugue can also be performed on vibraphone (with a few minor transpostions); stick dampening along with pedal dampening adds a further technical dimension towards a musical end; with a concert context this could be a nice cameo transition piece after an intense or extended work. Premiered by Michael Udow, piano; Nancy Udow, dancer/choreographer.
FRACTURE (1973)				Difficulty: IV
[7 minutes] This is intended as a piece for one hand & two feet though two hands can also be used, the percussionist sits on a stool with one foot on the vibe damper pedal and the other foot on a bass drum pedal; the hand(s) play vibraphone, crotales (c - b), glass & bamboo wind chimes, sizzle cymbal and tam tam. The work, though relatively easy for an undergraduate percussionist, does utilize at times three staves; employs mixed meters, vibraphone harmonics & clusters, as well as smooth mallet changes Premiered by Stacy Bowers.
REMEMBRANCE for solo perc. & wind ensemble (1978, revised 1988)				Difficulty:V
[10 minutes] This melodic work opens with a brief fugue for Eng. Hrn., Bass Cl., Bn., Trb., and Stroke Rods then moves into an antiphonal brass melody ending with the entire wind ensemble playing melodic material and chords within a rhythmic cycle based on North Indian drumming; the virtuosic percussion part uses, stroke rods, 5 timp., 4 toms, 5 Peking Opera gongs, 6 Button Gongs, Vibe, 5 hanging cup bells, a timbrack of drums & idiophones. Premiered by Christopher Shultis and the Univ. of New Mexico Wind Ensemble, Harold VanWinkle, conductor.
6 X 6 SCANNING (1977)				Difficulty:I - VI
[1 - 3 minutes] This work for 6 unspecified percussion timbres explores the visual systems of a work by visual artist and co-composer, Chris Watts; it may be utilized as an introduction to reading music or as an introduction to the relationship of visual cues to musical systems, but it also may be interpreted by an advanced performer (in a Webern meets Mighty Mouse scenario or as Morton Feldman embrases a The Bhuda). Premiered by Michael Udow.
THRENODY (1985)				Difficulty:V
(solo perc. & cassette tape) [8 minutes] Utilizing a vibe, 4 toms, bongos, pedal bass drum, 3 woodblocks and other assorted idiophones, this composition is an adaptation from the dance and percussion duos "Oh My Ears and Whiskers" and "Over the Moon"; it opens with agressive solo drumming winding down into a lyrical vibraphone solo, and ending with a wild bass drum woodblook duet for one player in 22/8 time. Premiered by Michael Udow.

RECORDED AND AVAILABLE FROM EQUILIBRIUM
	COMPACT DISC #EQ1 - Includes Rock Etude #7, Bog Music, A Bird Whispered,"your children are dying", Timbrack Quartet, The Shattered Mirror
	COLLECTORS LP #LP1 - Includes: Bog Music, A Bird Whispered,"your children are dying", Timbrack Quartet - Including: Extensive booklet, Composer's notes, Score examples, Instrument set-up, Photographs, and an Overview by Williams Brooks