for two pianos and two percussion
duration: 16 minutesAudio Excerpt:
Programme Notes
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Pulse Magnet has been described as a rhythmic exploration of attraction and repulsion, exploring the vibrancy of sonic interaction between piano and percussion. It is a work in three movements, following a fast-slow-fast structure.
This piece is scored for two pianos and two percussionists, and was written for the Australian Virtuosi in 2001. The huge battalion of percussion used in this work provide access to a wealth of tone colour possibilities, but Hindson has also explored a number of ways in which a pair of pianos can be used.
Pulse Magnet was initially conceived with the idea of a ’super-piano’ in mind, that is, with both piano parts acting to do things that a single piano was not capable of doing. Hence the two piano parts are frequently antiphonal and canonic, and create chords of great density and complexity, stretching the ability of all four hands.
adapted from a note by Kim Waldock.
CD Recording Available?
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Not at present.
Other Information
Pulse Magnet is one of the pieces featured in Hands On Hindson, an educational resource produced by Musica Viva Australia.