Instrumentation for SCINTILLATIONS (2024)
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I. the sun talks in wailing song

Player 1
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
Xiaobo
Drum Stick (1)

Player 2
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
Xiaobo
Kick Drum
Drum Stick (1)

Player 3
Snare Drum
Triangle (Heavy, Bronze)
Hollow Brass Tube (1cm Outer Diameter, 1mm Wall Thickness, 25cm Long)

Player 4
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
9" Opera Gong
Kick Drum
Drum Stick (1)

II. the void murmurs in wistful static

Player 1
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
Xiaobo
Low-Pitched Cymbal Stack (shared with Player 4)
19" Drum Set Crash Cymbal
13" China Cymbal
PVC Pipe (1" Diameter, 8" Long)
Bass Bow (1)
Acrylic Rods (2) (1/4" Diameter, 30 cm Long)
Medium-Hard Yarn Mallet (1)

Player 2
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
Xiaobo
Kick Drum
20" Sizzle Cymbal (shared with Player 3)
Brake Drum (Low-Pitched)
PVC Pipe (1" Diameter, 24" Long)
Bass Bow (1)
Acrylic Rods (2) (1/4" Diameter, 30 cm Long)
Hard Acrylic Mallet (1)
Medium-Hard Yarn Mallet (1)

Player 3
Vibraphone (shared with Player 4)
20" Sizzle Cymbal (shared with Player 2)
9" Opera Gong (upside-down, on acoustic foam, with Tambourine Jingles inside)
Bass Bow
Bass Bow taped to PVC Pipe (1" Diameter, 18" Long)
Acrylic Rod (1/4" Diameter, 30 cm Long)

Player 4
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
9" Opera Gong (and Hanging Stand)
Kick Drum (Muted with Towel)
Vibraphone (shared with Player 4)
Low-Pitched Cymbal Stack (shared with Player 1)
19" Drum Set Crash Cymbal
13" China Cymbal
Bass Bows (2), Acrylic Rod (1/4" Diameter, 30 cm Long

III. the radium howls in winking starlight

Player 1
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
Xiaobo
Low-Pitched Cymbal Stack (shared with Player 4)
19" Drum Set Crash Cymbal
13" China Cymbal
Glockenspiel (F3-C6)
Crotales (D#4, F#4, A#4, B4)
Wood Slat
Wood Block (Very Small, same pitch as Player 3)
Acrylic Rod (1), Hard Acrylic Mallets (4), Soft Yarn Mallet (1), Thin Drum Set Stick (1)

Player 2
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
Xiaobo
Kick Drum
20" Sizzle Cymbal (shared with Player 3)
Brake Drum (Low-Pitched)
PVC Pipe (1" Diameter, 24" Long)
Tuned Pipes (D#4-G6)
Mixing Bowl (2) (1.5 Qt)
Acrylic Rods (2), Hard Acrylic Mallets (2), Soft Yarn Mallets (2), Thin Drum Set Stick (1)

Player 3
Vibraphone (shared with Player 4)
Wood Block (Very Small, same pitch as Player 1)
Vibraphone Mallets (4)

Player 4
Snare Drum
Snare Wires (2)
9" Opera Gong
Kick Drum (Muted with Towel)
Vibraphone (shared with Player 4)
Floor Tom
6" Roto-Tom
FX Cymbal (with Holes)
Acrylic Rods (2) , Thin Drum Set Sticks (2) , Vibraphone Mallets (2)

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