Motetus

version 1, for carillon
version 2, for extended range glockenspiel (c-f”’ or c-e”’)
1995
4 minutes

Motetus borrows techniques from two types of 13th- and 14th-century motets: the slowly wandering, modal cantus firmus in the lowest voice, and an isorhythmic organization of durations in the symmetric proportion 3:2:1:3:1:2:3, which appears in various augmentations in the upper voices.

The version for extended range glockenspiel requires a range of c-f”’ and was proposed by Kyle Forsthoff.

On some extended-range instruments, the high f”’ is not available. In that case, each instance of high f”’ may be replaced by high d#”’ to preserve the shape of the gesture.

Version for glockenspiel
8.5×11 PDF score
$8

Version for carillon
8.5×11 PDF score
$8

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