Hyperprism (Varèse)

Hyperprism is a work for wind, brass, and percussion instruments by Edgard Varèse, composed in 1922 and revised in 1923.

Instrumentation

The piece is score for flute (doubling piccolo), Clarinet in E-flat, 3 Horns, 2 Trumpets in C, Tenor and Bass Trombones, and percussion. The percussion parts call for Snare drum, Indian drum, Bass drum, Tambourine, Crash Cymbal, 2 Cymbals, Tam-tam, Triangle, Anvil, Slapstick, 2 Chinese blocks (high and low), Lion Roar, Rattle, Big Rattle, Sleigh Bells, and Siren.

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Edgard Varèse

Compositions	Un grand sommeil noir (1906) Amériques (1918–1921) Offrandes (1921) Hyperprism (1922–1923) Octandre (1923) Intégrales (1924–1925) Arcana (1925–1927) Ionisation (1929–1931) Ecuatorial (1936) Density 21.5 (1936) Tuning Up (1946) Étude pour espace (1947) Dance (1949) Déserts (1950–1954) La procession de verges (1955) Poème électronique (1957–1958) Nocturnal (1961)

Collaborators and influences	John Cage Milton Babbitt Krzysztof Penderecki Karlheinz Stockhausen Iannis Xenakis

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