Composer’s Note:

This quartet (doubling of any of the parts is permissible) was composed in Tokyo in June of 1988 when the composer was asked by Akira Komaki, to whom the work is dedicated, to write a short piece for young percussionists at a master class in the Japan Percussion Center (J.P.C.); composed in 7/8 time with, at first, similar sub-groupings of 3+2+2 and then shifting to overlapping sub-groupings, each part is written for one unspecified sound source; the performance tempo is flexible (to be determined by the timbres selected and performance level of the ensemble), and at a sprightly tempo, the composite rhythms moving at sub-divisions of the quarter note can be challenging for an advanced high school level ensemble.