Matthew Hall – Reasons

Reasons was commissioned by Fusion Percussion Ensemble in 2008 and premiered during a concert at The Cathedral School, Llandaff later the same year. The piece is in two main sections; the first is based around a drum line and the second uses tuned percussion instruments and drum kit.

Instrumentation:
Player 1 – Tom-tom (high pitch), Vibraphone
Player 2 – Tom-tom (medium pitch), Glockenspiel, Xylophone
Player 3 – Tom-tom (low pitch), Drum Kit
Player 4 – Tam-tam, Piccolo Snare Drum, Marimba (4.3 octave)

Duration: 8 minutes