Tricolon C

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- Contact Edition Svitzer on mail@editionsvitzer.com to obtain accompaniment track
  Duration: approx. 7 min.
  
  Preface
  
  The Set-Up Solo “Tricolon C” is an extraction of a longer opus named “Tricolon for Solo Percussion”. I intended to create an independent piece which functions on its own. With this in mind I reworked the third movement, shortening the overall length and trying to emphasise the essence of the piece: “Follia.” The piece’s atmosphere develops from a kind of structured frenzy into a seething emotional finale. The slowly intensifying undertones suggest a constant, yet for a time, imperceptible threat. Anger looms livid and eventually leads to outbursts of irrepressible anger, a furious release and relinquishing of self control.
  
  A tricolon is a compound sentence, which consists of three rhythmic elements, structuring the conveyed message. When those parts get substantially increased, a statement can be strongly intensified. A tricolon’s purpose is to give a greater sense of roundness, completeness, and wholeness, whereas the third part may bring in a surprising effect in the sentence.
  
  When composing “Tricolon for Solo Percussion”, I wanted to achieve this effect in the overall development of the piece. The three movements are named “con desiderio”,”con dolore”,”con follia”, which means as much as “with desire”,”with pain”,”with fury”, a tricolon in emotions itself. The concept of three elements outdoing each other also influenced my choice of instruments scored in this piece. Combining multiple percussion (pitched and unpitched), marimbaphone and tape, I intended to achieve new mixtures in sound, with switching “lead voices”, sometimes accompanying the electronics, sometimes soloing over it.
Instrumentation +
- Multi-Percussion and Tape
  
  Bass Drum
  O-Daiko
  Hi-Hat
  4 Octobans (also known as Boo-Bams)
  3 Tom-Toms (8”/10”/12”)
  2 stacked Splash Cymbals
  Trash-Crasher (bright clinking sound)
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- Performed by Maximilian Wolfgang Schwarz
About the composer +
- Maximilian Wolfgang Schwarz (*1997 in Vienna) is one of the most versatile percussionists of his generation. The multi-award-winning multi-percussionist and drummer has been performing on major international stages for many years, either as a soloist or as a guest with renowned ensembles such as Elbtonal Percussion or the CBPercussion Group at spectacular festivals and projects. In addition to selected works of contemporary classical music, his constantly growing solo repertoire primarily includes his own compositions. Max Schwarz cultivates a hybrid compositional style consisting of classical compositional approaches from different eras and cultures, his own serial concepts and electronic production. His avant-garde pieces are published by Edition Svitzer (Copenhagen); he also regularly produces for television, film and theatre.
  
  As part of the jury of the ‘Stellar Composition Competition’ (2nd prize for Constellations I), percussion luminary Dame Evelyn Glennie praised the piece with the following words: ‘It's the best piece I have ever come across that explores sound effects on the marimba in a really musical way. It is the essence of the piece rather than an ‘addition’. Maximilian is absolutely superb and the video work is really well done.’
  
  As a drummer, he fuses driving grooves, elements from world music and complex polyrhythms with live electronics. With this characteristic style, he is part of the world music/electronica trio maTrigal. Max Schwarz is currently studying classical percussion with Prof. Alexej Gerassimez at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich in the postgraduate programme ‘Excellence in Performance’. In 2023/2024 he toured Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Spain.
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- Front Cover graphics and layout: Renate Lutter
  Photo: Reiner Nicklas
  Engraving: Tom Kohnen
  Printed in Copenhagen, Denmark
  Copyright © Edition SVITZER
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