Yün (Notation)
From the program notes of Yün, composed in 1969. [continued]
Percussion Instruments
Percussion 1
- W.B. 1, 2
- low and high wood blocks
- T.B. 1-5
- lowest to highest temple blocks
- Tam. 1, 2
- low and medium tam-tams
- Clav. 1, 2
- low and high claves
- Sz.C.
- small sizzle cymbal
- Bon. 1, 2
- low and high bongos
- Tim. 1, 2
- low and medium timbales
- Tom. 1, 2
- very low and low tom-toms
Percussion 2
- Anv. 1, 2, 3
- low, medium, high anvils; pipes made of copper preferred
- C.B. 1, 2, 3
- low, medium, high cow bells; to be clamped on stand
- S.C. 1, 2, 3
- low, medium, high suspended cymbals; crash cymbals preferred
- Sm.C.
- small Chinese theater cymbal (7") to be suspended
- Sz.C.
- large sizzle cymbal
- G.
- 22" gong with deep rim
- S.D. 1, 2
- low and high snare drums
- F.D. 1, 2
- low and high field drums, with snares
- B.D.
- low bass drum
Always let the instruments vibrate and fade out without damping unless otherwise indicated.
Sticks
- sR
- soft rubber
- mR
- medium rubber
- ¾R
- three-quarter hard rubber
- hR
- hard rubber
- sY
- soft yarn
- msY
- medium soft yarn
- shY
- semi-hard yarn
- hY
- hard yarn
- steel
- steel drum sticks
- brush
- wire brush
- hand
- with the hand
- felt
- felt sticks of appropriate sizes for S.C., Tam., and B.D.
- wool
- wool sticks of appropriate weight for G. and Tam.
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