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Solo & Ensemble Works

Composed by Chris Weaver

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Published by Carolina Percussive Concepts

Written in 1997, my second composition was an experiment in story-telling. tigerTiger is the portrayal of the life of a tiger cub from birth to adulthood. It's a journey from the beginning to the time in which all of us realize that we have arrived. I set the piece in the vast jungle amidst the tribal calling of the drums. Each step of the tiger's life marks an difference in feel and speed. A change to 6/8 time reveals the chase the now grown tiger ensues toward it's prey, until its capture and the tiger's arrival into it's own world.

2nd Mvt. Audio File

1st Mvt. Audio File

Composed by Chris Weaver

Publishing by Carolina Percussive Concepts

1st Mvt. - Nebulus

2nd Mvt. - The Wormhole

My first Composition was a minimalist piece. The word Nebulus means "unclear". Originally titled Nebula, this piece takes on the characteristic of Space itself. As the 1st Mvt. it explores simple technique to the marimba with various permutations in which the player can study. Each change envisions a different look into the vast emptiness of the universe. A middle, more upbeat section acts as the flicker of the stars in what we see as the night sky. It is this emptiness of Space spread out so far, which is still so unclear to us. This is where the change in title comes from.

I first learned about wormholes through my fascination with the world of Star Trek. John Williams wrote a brilliant piece in Hyperspace for the movie soundtrack Star Wars. I wanted to capture a sense of movement with a percussive feel. To find out what it would sound like to travel through a wormhole. The physics term of wormhole encompasses a hypothetical topographical feature of space-time that is essentially a "shortcut" through space and time. This is a journey through that shortcut.

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