LXXXVIII. CARTER, Elliot (1908-2012)
Carter suggested that no more than four movements be performed at once. Perhaps he felt his audience would become too saturated by the sound.
Metric modulation (a feature of many Carter works) is prominent throughout.
But I present here all of the eight movements and dedicate this post to my son-in-law, Jordan, who is a professional Timpanist/Percussionist.
Thanks Lew! I agree with Carter - one would (and does) get a bit over-saturated by the sound if many movements are performed at once. I think the most commonly learned movement is March, which like all the movements, and as you stated, has great usage of metic modulation.
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