Description
Jax mecanique
Composed by Stephen Barr
Written for Flute Choir
Published by Alry Publications
Includes score and parts
Instrumentation:
Flute Choir:
1 Piccolo
6-12 Flutes
Flutes 1: 2-4 players
Flutes 2: 2-4 plyaers
Flutes 3: 2-4 players (effects only)
2 Alto Flutes in G (1,2)
2 Bass Flutes (1.2)
Piano (optional)
Percussion (3 players):
Players 1-2:
Anvil
crotales (b only)
improvised beer
bottle percussion (hi-mid-low)
large cymbal (suspended; sizzle if available)
metal barrelbeer keg (or large metallic cylinder)
long PVC pipes (2, optional)
tam-tam
Player 3: Drum set
String Bass (amplified) (or electric bass)
A very unique piece which was premiered at the 2013 NFA Convention in New Orleans. From the program notes:
“The piece is based on a short melodic riff written by Mrs. Stacey Steele [Associate Professor of Flute and Music Education at Slippery Rock University (Slippery Rock, PA)] after visiting a factory in Germany in 2007. Upon seeing the coordination and rhythmic movements of the automated machinery in the factory, she had an idea for a piece where the players would perform choreographed motions emulating the factory machinery while they played.”