Mourning Dove Sonnet, by Christopher Deane

Mourning Dove Sonnet, by Christopher Deane
Performed by: Doug Perry
Mallets:
#M31 - Terry Gibbs Signature Vibraphone
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ABOUT THE PIECE:
"Mourning Dove Sonnet was composed as a concert vibraphone solo in which the musical material was focused on an integration of traditional and non-traditional performance techniques. It is, in it's essence, a wordless art song for vibraphone. This piece contains a literal transcription of a Mourning Dove song. Mourning Dove Sonnet was written in Greenville, NC and was first performed by the composer at the 1983 North Carolina Percussive Arts Society chapter Day of Percussion."
Christopher Deane
ABOUT THE COMPOSER:
Christopher Deane is an Associate Professor of Percussion at the University of North Texas College of Music teaching orchestral timpani, mallets, and directing the UNT Percussion Players percussion ensemble. He holds performance degrees from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He studied with James Massie Johnson, former principal timpanist of the St. Louis Symphony and percussion with Allen Otte. He has also studied independently with Roland Kohloff, N.Y. Philharmonic, Eugene Espino, Cincinnati Symphony and Leonard Schulman, N.Y. City Opera.
Deane is currently principal percussionist with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra and is acting Principal Timpanist of the East Texas Symphony Orchestra. He is a frequent performer with the Dallas Wind Symphony and has appeared on five recordings with that ensemble. Deane was the Principal Timpanist of the Greensboro Symphony for nine years and performed with the North Carolina Symphony for ten years. Deane has performed with numerous large ensembles including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Ft. Worth Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Utah Symphony and Virginia Symphony working with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Loren Maazel, Andrew Litton, Jaap van Sweden, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Keith Lockhart. His chamber music experience includes performances with the Percussion Group Cincinnati, Aeolian Chamber Players, Mallarme Chamber Players and the Philidor Percussion Group. He has appeared in more than seventy performances as a concerto soloist with either symphony orchestras or wind ensembles.
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ABOUT THE PERFORMER:
Doug Perry is a percussionist, improviser, and educator who performs and creates many different styles of music. As a classical musician, he made his international solo debut performing as a marimba soloist with the 2012 Neue Eutiner Festspiele Orchestra in Eutin, Germany. Doug was also the instrumental division winner of the 2012 Naftzger Young Artist Auditions, in which he competed as a marimbist against many other instrumentalists, vocalists, and pianists. Doug teaches regularly, serving as an adjunct professor of percussion at Western Connecticut State University. Doug holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Kansas, and the Yale School of Music. Doug is a member of the Baltimore-based rock band Medicine Lake, a founding member of the New Haven-based jazz trio Department of Jazz, and a core member of the mixed chamber ensemble Cantata Profana.

[@mattdhurley]

Rest in peace Prof Deane. Thank you for your many contributions to the music world and it's students

[@FLX_AU]

I'm a sucker for note bending of any kind, but this introduced me to a whole new way of thinking around the vibraphone.

[@idcmayne]

for the past couple of years i've lost my motivation for percussion, but after watching this i have for sure just gotten inspired once again. this was absolutely beautiful!

[@Swedish_Drummer]

This almost made me cry. One of the most beautiful masterpieces I've ever heard, if not THE best!

[@ashbell1046]

I keep revisiting this piece. I even bought the sheet music for it. A TRUE masterpiece for the instrument. I’ve yet to find anything that comes close to it.

[@wolfil8019]

This is phenomenal, strange and beautiful, truly poetic. Thank you to Christopher Deane, to Doug Perry and to Vic Firth for sharing this.

[@MsLilichi]

What a wonderful otherworldly abstract piece.. Very mysterious and surprising! Creative, original and definitely inspiring!

[@StoneySnacks]

Wow! This is so inspirational! Thank you! I can't wait to run upstairs and try the bent note technique on my vibes!

[@nikadorii_percussion]

I have never seen anyone play a vibraphone like this before and wow It’s really pretty

[@GabrielKerr]

That was absolutely fantastic. I've never seen that before. I love the innovation.

[@michaelmaier7262]

VF: Thank you for sharing this. Mr. Deane: Simply amazing. Amazing performance and a lovely, haunting piece.

[@克立张]

I’m 6 years late, but the performer isn’t Christopher Deane. It’s Doug Perry 🙂

[@ilovenycsomuch]

woooahh 6:37 really sounds like a dove or owl hoot sound!

[@spocksmusic]

This is a great piece - and an amazing performance!

[@wavechamber]

Very beautiful and poetic. I like this piece. thank you

[@Gguy061]

there's nothing this instrument can't do

[@Brandon-jn1lh]

Sing

[@maztx420]

@@Brandon-jn1lh do you not hear it 😆

[@connorrivaldo2185]

Got to watch a timpani/tambourine clinic by Deane along with a performance of this piece today. Definitely an interesting experience.

[@monkeymalletsvideos]

I never thought, as an old guy, I'd ever type the letters OMG, but there you have it. Amazing. The bending of the notes on a vibes....how do you do that to that extent?

[@nigeldeane-93]

Lovely, sensitive performance. Thanks for sharing!

[@zacharywilliams2]

This is one of my new favorite songs!

[@ptperc11]

incredible job Doug……we need to catch up soon!

[@johnadamski4012]

🌲🍀🐾Has an ethereal almost "ghostly"👻 sound to it👏🐾🍀🌲.

[@Quimeracromaticosa]

AMAZING JOB MAN!! really great!!

[@muzakmajor1585]

wow never saw this before didn't know you could make those sounds

[@TannerCLynn]

Gorgeous!!

[@alainlemoal2643]

Excellent , indépendance des baguettes dans les rotations parfaite aussi.

[@Aguiar412]

This piece is so innovative, it’s crazy (Also that is a very bendy mallet)

[@LaquilaLaquila]

this is beautiful!

[@Lunalately]

Great song and performance. It would fit a horror game or movie nicely

[@jonathanpalmquist4894]

Attack of the Morning Doves!

[@henryhorne6114]

Ok this nigga Doug Perry is a beast fr tho. That undertale variations gives me chills.

[@adriannunez6813]

0:06 0:44 1:58 2:25 2:46 going into mute section. 3:12 3:39 4:09 Mostly mid 5:30 theme 7:20 9:15

[@dianaanez4037]

Very good.....

[@Vivian-ks7jr]

Bows on Vibes?! What is this wonderful percussive sorcery?

[@snugglethorn]

I've seen that before, but I'd never seen anyone do that 'backwards tape loop' effect with the bow....the short but dramatic crescendo that suddenly stops... It's those 'bent' notes that blew mind...

[@skatethelake]

my teacher in high school currently is a doctor of percussion and we are familiar with the bowing as well. the mallet threes bent notes were a different touch and the board in between diversified the sound quite well. im currently working in intermediate four mallets excerpts from books. if you have any tips please share if you have the time.

[@Kirbyfire73]

Does anyone know what mallet he's using to bend the pitch? I can tell it's definitely different than the normal vibe mallets he's using, but I can't make out what it is.

[@sofiagarzotto5065]

Great Version! Can I ask you which bending mallet are you using? Seems to work really good and I‘m having difficulties finding the right one! Thank you for your help! :)

[@MinorOddities]

I am currently playing this piece for my senior recital at NKU. I have a question about a few bars of music. If anyone who is playing this could give advice, that'd be awesome. So in bars like m. 11, it seems to me it should be a regular bow on one and the harmonic should be laid down on 2. This performance showed a normal stroke with a vibe mallet on 1 with the harmonic laid down on 2. Anybody know how those bars should actually be played?

[@carltafoya4691]

THIS WOULD HAVE ALMOST BEEN BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY

[@DrumUltimA]

+Carl Tafoya OH MAN YOU'RE RIGHT

[@DrumUltimA]

Since I'm pushing down on the bar with a hard mallet, I'm actually bending the metal of the bar. This distorts the pitch!

[@dajinx11]

+Doug Perry What mallet are you using for the pitch bending?

[@snugglethorn]

WHAT? I totally had it wrong...So you ARE actually bending the bar Ha! I totally gave someone above a complete BS explanation...It sure sounded good at the time.. So, why on EARTH is this effect not used more often..Maybe not to the extent it is in this piece but overall...Perhaps I just missed it?

[@dabush33]

You make it look so easy, That's so unfair! Struggling here with the arcos. Are these double bass arcos or cello? I find it so much hard...

[@daltonpage240]

I have looked for some sort of bending mallet like that ever since I saw this video. Please tell me where I can find some of those.

[@infrdarkfire]

from what I've gotten from looking it up, is it needs to be a rubber mallet

[@mitchlg531]

I found out a Becker blue mallet with some moleskin tape works. Make sure it’s thin mole skin tape

[@daltonpage240]

@@mitchlg531 I tried that but it didn’t quite bend enough. Do I need to stretch the rattan?

[@Lifteex]

Really reminds me of the music from Wilfred...

[@Powerracer251]

why are the bowed notes inconsistent in pitch with what the keys bowed actually are?

[@theironchicken8196]

By pressing on the bar, you can actually sound the overtones, which are like 2 octaves up plus a third or something like that. So a bowed bar alone is the actual note, but one that's pressed will be much higher. EDIT: I just discovered that the harmonic is actually exactly two octaves.

[@ilwoong_seo]

Can you tell me at 3:20, what's the player doing? Anyway, thanks for the sharing !

[@milesdamaso]

Il-Woong SEO He turned on the motor

[@daltonpage240]

He turned on the motor.

[@2kiwis1aussie]

Amazing! How exactly is he bending that pitch?

[@TheOlgaFLOW]

What is the black square that he puts over the keybord? The first time it sounds is at 4:10.

[@Grayson-notes]

It's just a carpet square to muffle those bottom notes

[@daltonpage240]

Looking to make some bendy mallets for a piece, anybody know how? Especially the shaft?

[@wholegrain1092]

I don’t have any experience making mallets, but I’ve purchased my fair share. I know for sure that rattan shafts have a lot of give to them, which I’m certain are featured in this video. Rattan is the way to go for bending. Hope this helps!

[@snugglethorn]

Goddamn I wish I had written this...Its both haunting and sweet

[@samlonneman5848]

What is the small blue mallet you use for note bending?

[@DrumUltimA]

It's a Becker Blue by Malletech, with some moleskin on it! Don't tell Vic Firth ;)

[@ABurgess]

Are they really?? I've never seen/played Beckers as flexible as that.

[@MoodyMo]

Nice

[@johnpowerworld]

those harmonics aren't as easy to hit as they look holy shit.

[@nicolasgarcia3190]

doug please can you tell me which type of rubber mallet did you use? is medium hard or hard? do you remember the brand?

[@DrumUltimA]

I used a Malletech Becker Blue, though in this situation any hard plastic mallet with a thin rattan shaft works. Cover the part that touches the bar with moleskin to keep the mallet from buzzing when you make contact!

[@snugglethorn]

You know this is one of my favorite pieces now...Just fantastic! I LOVED the 'pitch bending' effect..I mean WTF? Is that a 'known' effect among percussionists because I'd never seen it before... The damped/ muted lower register was a great added timbre... I SO wanna steal some of these things for my next piece!

[@snugglethorn]

Oh, and you totally rocked it on LIgNeouS...

[@DrumUltimA]

Ash Bell actually, the ligneous video was performed by Ian Rosenbaum--though we do look pretty similar ;). but I'm glad you enjoyed Mourning Dove Sonnet!

[@snugglethorn]

Ha! I thought you'd just shaved for this piece! I love when percussion can be 'plastic'...When I was studying comp WAY back when, a percussionist friend of mine showed me a cool effect...Putting a cymbal upside down on the head of a timpany and doing a roll with soft mallets while changing pitch...

[@mitchlg531]

Where did you get the super ball mallet?

[@igorjurinic]

Beautiful! which bows did you use? double bass?

[@DrumUltimA]

+Igor Jurinic Percussion I actually used 1/8th size violin bows!

[@lenteverelst7916]

Where dit you find these? (need some urgently...)

[@laurenmolloy1490]

Same, would love to find some of these

[@blakesorenson8766]

DOUG

[@DrumUltimA]

HI

[@coelhoigor]

Doug, what are you using to cover the first bars? The instructions say a thin book or notepad but it doesn't seem like that's what you're using. Did you experiment with different materials? What gave the best results? Thanks in advance.

[@DrumUltimA]

I'm using a fairly hefty piece of poster board covered with cloth--I did this because I liked the way it sounded against the bars when striking it, but didn't create too much noise when I put it on or took it off.

[@coelhoigor]

Thank you for the info.

[@joelfrank754]

What method are you using to bend pitch

[@pauldogg]

What is the type/name of the mallet in his right hand that bends the sound?

[@azndrumsticks]

it is not a mallet it is a bow

[@pauldogg]

azndrumsticks Yes I knew that, I was referring to the blue end mallet in his right hand.

[@fluffnuzzler258]

pauldogg It almost looks like a Becker Blue with some felt on it.

[@writindrummer]

It's any type of rubber or soft plastic mallet that has a rattan shaft. I'm playing this piece and I use a Promark PSX2DR. The different color on the head is just moleskin so you don't hear the contact of the mallet on the bar.

[@KrA881t]

i'm pretty sure it's a superball mallet. He probably made it.

[@luxmar1]

Can somebody please recommend me mallets to bend notes like that? Also, what kind of specific black dampen square I should get? Thank you for any information

[@clarknicholscomposer]

+MarTin ShorLux Becker Blues with moleskin on it should bend quite nicely.

[@shadowless4071]

thall

[@iBeeStupidChannel]

holy sh... is that leslie at 3:18 ? lol

[@joaolourenco7147]

Hi Doug! Can you tell me which vibraphone stick you use? greetings

[@DrumUltimA]

I'm using M31s in this video, though the contemporary series is a good choice too!

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

Wrong note at 5:33. (Who cares, great piece and performance. Just a little note)

[@andfaerie]

This is not the kind of vibes piece I like...innovation is important, but should be always used in a musical way...

[@danielsyvret1910]

+andfaerie This is musical

[@LuisGutierrezG123]

+Andrea Rattini How is this not musical?

[@elijahfiest6288]

+Arnold Schwarzenegger how is it not?

[@MinorOddities]

If you think this isn't musical, you don't have enough training in music. :)

[@ashbell1046]

Morgan Minor: mot even ‘training’. Anyone with an ear worth a damn should be deeply moved by the utter charm of this masterpiece, whether trained or untrained...I bet the person you commented to doesn’t get classical Indian music or Klesmer either. I get that ‘extended technique’ can be overly employed simply for the novelty of it, but that is NOT the case here. It is as perfectly employed as I’ve ever seen

[@moirbasso7051]

derivative and boring.