{"product_id":"biscardi-trasumanar-peters","title":"Biscardi: Trasumanar","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/chester-biscardi\"\u003eChester Biscardi (1948-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Percussion Ensemble\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trasumanar (12 Percussionists \u0026amp; Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790300740669\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 92\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrasumanar\u003c\/em\u003e , for twelve percussionists and piano (1980), is scored for 32 different instruments and specifies a spatial arrangement which creates a sense of acoustic motion among the diverse instrumental groupings: drums dominate the back of the stage, woods-stage right, metals-stage left, and the pitched instruments-in front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piano, which introduces the basic motivic, harmonic, and rhythmic ideas, functions less as a solo instrument than as a means to unify and give motion to a music which varies between being static and highly dynamic. The relationship of the piano to the percussion ensemble was suggested by works for piano and electronic sounds: the percussion functions as an electronic tape-extending, amplifying, and interacting with the sounds of the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Trasumanar\" is a word coined by Dante to describe the experience of rising above the human state. At the beginning of the Paradiso, Dante's human nature is transmuted to a higher level. He is left bewildered by the sensual pull of being human and the spiritual aspiration to transcend human experience. The dramatic tension created by this struggle provides the structural framework of \u003cem\u003eTrasumanar\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrasumanar\u003c\/em\u003e was written for The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble and its director, Raymond DesRoches, with invaluable assistance from percussionist Joseph Passaro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChester Biscardi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edition Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46308732698703,"sku":"EP67492","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/97f9246cd2cc40a97d44633ba64bc9dc.jpg?v=1785417738","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/fr\/products\/biscardi-trasumanar-peters","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}