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Text by Alexander Hutchison
Instrumentation: Percussion Duo Player 1 vibraphone (the player speaks) Player 2 Glockenspiel (the player speaks) three lower notes are bowed, in the event the player has a boxed Glockenspiel, the player will need to mount 3 additional bars, the lowest G, Ab, and Bb, so that these pitches can be bowed.
September 9, 2018, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, School of Music Recital Hall, Louisiana State University
Justin Greene (vibraphone and voice), Brett Dietz (Glockenspiel and voice)
Everything is Vanishing (2018) Music: Rodney Sharman, Text: Alexander HutchisonI saw a youtube video of Alexander Hutchison reading his poem, Everything, shortly after his death in 2015. I immediately wanted to ally myself artistically with its direct, truthful message. The impact of some poetry is greater when heard aloud. I believe this is true of Everything, perhaps because of the hypnotic repetition of the line: “everything is vanishing”.The opportunity to set the poem to music came when Brett Dietz asked me for a duo for vibraphone and glockenspiel with spoken text. Vibraphone and glockenspiel create sounds that are struck and disappear like bells. This can remind us of the temporal nature of existence, so frankly and lovingly expressed in this poem.Everything is Vanishing was commissioned by percussionists Brett Dietz and Justin Greene, and is dedicated to them both. Text is used and reprinted with permission of Salt Publishing, UK.- RSEverythingEverything is racingeverything is vanishingEverything is hostedeverything is vanishingEverything in the world that's seeneverything is vanishingAll the angels rise and singeverything is vanishingEverything that's clothed or bareeverything is vanishingAnything for a second thereeverything is vanishingEverything is racingeverything is vanishingEverything is hostedeverything is vanishingMusic, lovers, pillowslipseverything is vanishingLightning, thunder, hail and raineverything is vanishingIn the mountains, on the streetseverything is vanishingScissors, paper, rocks, handseverything is vanishingEverything is racingeverything is vanishingEverything is hostedeverything is vanishingThe fox at night, the birds alofteverything is vanishingSpeedwell, crocus, lotus, roseeverything is vanishingWith arms spread wideeverything is vanishingWith soft foot-falleverything is vanishingEverything is racingeverything is vanishingEverything is hostedeverything is vanishingHear it now, see me noweverything is racingeverything is vanishingLove each other, love each othereverything is hostedeverything is vanishing© Alexander Hutchison
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