USELESS ch. 1 (2010)

solo speaking percussionist

10 minutes

for Brian Archinal

full setup:

This piece is to be played on a bone alphabet setup with the addition of two resonant metals (one higher than the other).

[7 small sound instruments (sound sources) creating a scale from low to high. The instruments should all have similar decays and be able to handle a large dynamic range. No two adjacent instruments should be constructed of the same material (ie wood may not be next to wood, skin not next to skin etc.)]