4/2/1965 by Joseph Spearman
4/2/1965 is a duet for vibraphone, multi-percussion, and electronics. A realization of a childhood poem by my father Robert “Bob” Spearman, each musical moment in the piece reflects a couplet within the poem. I generated material for the vibraphone music using the date of the poem, my father’s name, improvisation, and timbral exploration. 4/2/1965 was commissioned by Nashville percussionist Kramer Sell, my good friend and duo partner, and premiered by JS…KS Percussion Duo at Belmont University on June 30th, 2021.
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4/2/1965 is a duet for vibraphone, multi-percussion, and electronics. A realization of a childhood poem by my father Robert “Bob” Spearman, each musical moment in the piece reflects a couplet within the poem. I generated material for the vibraphone music using the date of the poem, my father’s name, improvisation, and timbral exploration. 4/2/1965 was commissioned by Nashville percussionist Kramer Sell, my good friend and duo partner, and premiered by JS…KS Percussion Duo at Belmont University on June 30th, 2021.
Learn More About The Composer
Upon purchase, you will receive a secure 24-hour link to the digital performance materials including:
Full Score and Parts — PDF format
Audio Files
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4/2/1965 is a duet for vibraphone, multi-percussion, and electronics. A realization of a childhood poem by my father Robert “Bob” Spearman, each musical moment in the piece reflects a couplet within the poem. I generated material for the vibraphone music using the date of the poem, my father’s name, improvisation, and timbral exploration. 4/2/1965 was commissioned by Nashville percussionist Kramer Sell, my good friend and duo partner, and premiered by JS…KS Percussion Duo at Belmont University on June 30th, 2021.
Learn More About The Composer
Upon purchase, you will receive a secure 24-hour link to the digital performance materials including:
Full Score and Parts — PDF format
Audio Files
View Perusal Score Here
Original Poem
Night is full of pretty strange things
Unlike the day when the big bell rings
When big ghosts come out and say “BOO!”
You might hear an owl say “WHOOO!”
But not in the day when you see all sorts of things
When these things sing and ring
In the night when the bullfrogs dive
The bees that we own do not stir in the hive
Night is full of pretty strange things
Unlike the day when the big bell rings
Robert Spearman
4/2/1965
