Loading...
The Mermaid (2010)
for percussion duo and silent film (4 minutes)
$35 Digital Download of Score/Parts (PDF) and Video (with embedded click track)
Percussion Requirements
Percussion 1: vibraphone, bells, pod rattles, snare drum, 2 cowbells, 2 woodblocks, splash cym, crash cym, gliss gong
Percussion 2: marimba, 2 timpani, 2 Chinese toms, ratchet, slide whistle
The silent film by French filmmaker Georges Melies was created in 1904 and the percussion duo accompaniment was composed by Gene Koshinski in 2010. A click track is embedded within the film playback and provides the performers a precise timeline to sync the music to the film. “The Mermaid" was premiered by Quey Percussion Duo at the Performing Arts Institute Summer Music Festival on August 1, 2010.