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'''''Hyperprism''''' is a work for [[wind instrument|wind]], [[brass instrument|brass]], and [[percussion]] instruments by [[Edgard Varèse]], composed in 1922 and revised in 1923.


==Instrumentation==
==Instrumentation==
The piece is score for flute (doubling piccolo), Clarinet in E-flat, 3 Horns, 2 Trumpets in C, Tenor and Bass Trombones, and percussion. The percussion parts call for Snare drum, Indian drum, Bass drum, Tambourine, Crash Cymbal, 2 Cymbals, Tam-tam, Triangle, Anvil, Slapstick, 2 Chinese blocks (high and low), Lion Roar, Rattle, Big Rattle, Sleigh Bells, and Siren.
==Recordings==
==Recordings==
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1923 compositions]]
[[Category:1923 in music|compositions]]

Revision as of 15:09, 25 September 2014

Hyperprism is a work for wind, brass, and percussion instruments by Edgard Varèse, composed in 1922 and revised in 1923.

Instrumentation

The piece is score for flute (doubling piccolo), Clarinet in E-flat, 3 Horns, 2 Trumpets in C, Tenor and Bass Trombones, and percussion. The percussion parts call for Snare drum, Indian drum, Bass drum, Tambourine, Crash Cymbal, 2 Cymbals, Tam-tam, Triangle, Anvil, Slapstick, 2 Chinese blocks (high and low), Lion Roar, Rattle, Big Rattle, Sleigh Bells, and Siren.

Recordings

References