Aldridge-Threedance (SP)-M/Tabla/VN

threedance was composed in 1987 for Marimolin (Nancy Zeltsman, marimba and Sharon Leventhal, violin) and Steven Cornelius (tabla). Composer Robert Aldridge says of this work: "Throughout the piece, the tabla are set primarily in rhythmic unison with the marimba, creating a "super" percussion instrument whose pitches are reinforced with resonant rhythmic attacks. This motor drives the violin, whose melodic and improvisational gestures dance around the conatant forward motion of the piece. The technique of phasing is used throughout threedance, whereby things fade in and out constantly, reflecting the idea that everything is always in motion and in a different space than it was five seconds ago. Through the use of this "Doppler" effect, I wanted to make a piece which evokes movement towards and away from different states of being: primal and serene, joyous and ecstatic, and sometimes reflective".

Number of Players: 3
Difficulty: Grade 6

Instrumentation:
Player 1: Violin
Player 2: Marimba (4.3 octave)
Player 3: Tabla/triangle