Kowalski-Rebus(SP)

Rebus by Michael Kowalski for percussion trio.

"Rebus may be seen as a visual composition and heard as an acoustic composition. For each movement, a visual pattern (left, right, up, down, across) was devised first. When translated into musical notation, these patterns were subjected to continual small variation in order to create an aural sense which is independent of, but analogous to, the visual sense. The mind organizes sensations from the eye and ear quite differently. I am relying heavily on that factor in this attempt to conjure up an engaging perceptual counterpoint. Above all else, Rebus is supposed to be a catchy multi-media tune. It might also be thought of as a puzzle - with no solutions or many solutions, but certainly not with a single solution." - Michael Kowalski

Instrumentation:
Player 1 - high tom tom, tam tam, low cowbell, medium tom tom
Player 2 - high cowbell, medium tom tom (shared with Player 1), high temple block, suspended cymbal
Player 3 - low temple block, suspended cymbal (shared with Player 2), Chinese cymbal, bass drum