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An exciting, positive work for marimba.

This work won first prize in the ‘Tonal 21st Century’ category of the 2009 Classical Marimba League Composition Competition.

• Crehan: Bold Spark; computer-set 

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This work was composed whilst Farr was still performing regularly as a marimba soloist, and was taken from Farr’s title theme music of the New Zealand television series “Duggan”. This etude includes contrasting sections that evoke both the tense and dark-hued nature of the television series, as well as the scenic grandeur of the Marlborough Sounds.


from Tangaroa – Trust Records

• Farr: Three Etudes; computer-set  Year: 2009 

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• Gareth Farr - Tangaroa  Year: 2008 

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This work was composed whilst Farr was still performing reguarly as a marimba soloist, and this etude was written for fellow percussionist, Jeremy Fitzsimons.


Notes taken from Tangaroa – Trust Records

• Farr: Three Etudes; computer-set  Year: 2009 

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• Gareth Farr - Tangaroa  Year: 2008 

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• Killin: Melody for Gamelan Bali; computer-set 

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• Anton Killin: Melody for Gamelan Bali 

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Exploring the traditions of military drumming as a form of signaling and communication, I began to look at how messages about war in our own time are shared and/or withheld. I learned in my research that prior to army ambulances in 1850, it was the musicians who collected the wounded and corpses from the battlefield. Those least responsible for the violence were the ones most intimately acquainted with its effects. The snare drum part is based on speech rhythms and military drumming technique. The ubiquitous plastic bag symbolizes both our disregard for oil and natural resources as well as a miniature body bag. With the bag over his head, the percussionist evokes the treatment of POW’s in Iraq as well as the temptation to turn a blind eye to unsavoury truths. With the bag tucked into his shirt, his belly becomes a tiny snare drum, the musician’s body becoming his instrument. Barbara Bush’s comments during the build-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 show both distaste for the sensationalism of wartime journalism and a desire to remain ignorant of suffering. Roosevelt’s gem concerning the manipulation of the truth is delivered through a process of extreme musical and textual repetition by the performer. I hope that Saint John’s words cut to the heart of the matter: in facing the truth, no matter how ugly or repugnant, we find our liberation.

• Palmer: the truth and the truth; computer set 

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• Elmsly: Toccata for two Mallets; facsimile 

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• De Castro-Robinson: Whisper; facsimile 

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• De Castro Robinson: Whisper; facsimile 

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