Jeffrey Peyton The Final Precipice for Five Timpani and Computer Generated Tape Reference Score (duration : circa 10 1/2 minutes) Copyright 1993 by Jeffrey Peyton All Rights Reserved‘The Finol Precvice ‘here set tmo sears fr this york. A reference score continng the compute ets and tnpanl parton ote sere, andi to be ued osu (he performer with the alignment ofthe enpator parton the pani pa yay, tou fo eka ofthe mek deste. ‘Tho timpani performance seore iso be used in prfrmiance, once the tape partis ecgniabl by er, de jr f sus cuts aren longer needed The peeturmance sare makes the ge turns mich easier and contains some psig tsrknge, ee wo tho impo part of the ference sere. In the slow mide resto, there some fem for he parame nthe pacenent ofthe pani pat, reference score page 8 fist system ag2°P. The timpani pare shoul within the loose Cramwrark piss headin the tape part. The only hn points tat tnt align ae bare 7 Mallet ehsices: ‘of Final Precipice only requires thos pacn of mallets a wd alle wilh one layer af mock fo tho opening eed eoing ston ofthe ‘visa pur creck fs fl tin lon micron, and opr hard ft mates rt rade. Th oe sol eg ‘tions sould be cae and article with considerable pach tnt sun, bat wnat te aly plato bane mond a orton. Te ae le ‘Sold yl clear artisulton wth maximum pte conte to tw snd The ba alts sheadd ave ory warn Tl nud bat wil the sy Equipment: ‘The Final Preipice i porfovne wit headpiane. Is deal ty have a headphone valuie canto adapter where you can adjust volume ding the pertormancnif eed In he slower setions yeu may chose emare te phones and ure the speakers for onioring ta bat hatte pitches athe drums Do not ue the cao for pefrmance: see a DAT er CD quality reproduction ft ape pare ath ae valle om the ‘The ape part sald be played back taut lod volune, Use high quality playback equipment with considerable eadeom aval. The Hnpan prt should eit wit the sound ofthe tape; the tape anol asompaninenty lhe ttenity and vluie of eee shoul spor he siber Timpani ‘eal drum sizes are 2:29;2626o 2; 20, Al drone must bo ped timpan.Thie wrk ic more dificult pesfrm on Ringers du the nature of the pedal. Choe equipment that has a Hinge, Lag, Light o Clevlander style peda. Roman mera ndeatine ate om lo ahh It =¥)‘The Final Precipice. Jor Five Timpani and Computer Generated Tape (1999) by Jeffrey Peyton (b, 1962) ‘The Final Precipice was written for David Jarvis, Professor of Perewssion at Wasbington State University in Pallmman, Washington. Composed in January - March of 1988, the work arose out of the combined interest of Mr, Jarvis and myself regarding the exciting possibilities of composing for acoustic percussion and computer. Aa a timpanist-1 fella need to contribute to the body of repertoire forthe instrument, and this eomposition is the result. The tape portion was realized at the University of Oregon Electronic Musie Stadio, using sounds designed by the composer from senaples and ayuthesis processes. The title suggests the headlong activity ofthe work, particulary the final two minutes. A concerto of sorts for the timpanist, this work utilizes few special effet techniques, but rather emphasizes the metodie and ehythmic capacities of the instrument. Joffrey Peyton The Final Precipice won 2nd Prize st the 1995 Percussive Arts Society Internstional Composition Competition. The work also was chosen by juried competition for performance atthe 1894 SHAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustie Musi in the United States) National Conference, with the compdser as soloist. The work was then nominated as a finalist for Best New Work of the 1994 conference, and has since boen performed in over 20 states and in Europe. The Final Precipice will appear on a commercial recording of electro-acoustic music in 1998, | Jeffrey Peyton, currently residing in Portland, Oregon, has written works on commission for electronic media, chamber ‘ensembles, orchestra, concert band, solo pereussion, and as composer and arranger for video projects, As a parcasafoist, ho thas performed extensively in New York and in tho Northwest as an orchestral and chamber musician, and has appeared as, soloist in Alice Tully and Paul Halls in Lincoln Center, the CAMI Recital Hall, and as a chamber musician in Carnegie and ‘Merkin Halls, all in New York City. Me. Peyton has recorded forthe Delos, New World, Hannsler, Gagliano and Koch labels A graduate ofthe Julliard School in New York, he eurrently performs as percussionist with the Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet and Oregon Bach Festival Orchestras, erves as Assistant Conductor of the Oregon Ballet, and isthe Artistic Director of the Third Angle New Music Ensemble in Portland, Oregoni ee eePEL ELLE Lege eek.° Elintte bebe eee ekeGR RELE EE SEE RE Ee & : =z vor ag | th Thi ay Beppe Paap mm > i Bveee, oe. 3,