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"Fantasque" is a highly challenging, higly exciting duet scored for two 5 octave marimbas and 4-6 Tomtoms (depending on the preferred set up).

This 6-7 minutes long duet is divided into 5 sections arranged in arch form. It starts of as if having taken a page from "Marimba Spiritual",at least as far as energy goes,B with both marimbas playing repetitive, primordial chords interrupted by loud and sharp bursts from the Toms. The primitive atmosphere is halted and a short flowing,B arabesque sections leads into a quiet, rolled section serving a low point of tension. The main section that follows is the longest and is Terry Riley/Phillip Glass like in its commotion. As it goes on through various chord progressions both players distance themselves from one another enlarging the tessitura as the music "expands". Slowly the Tomtoms begin to re-appear and the percussive effect returns asB they take over. The final section, an extended coda, combines elements from previous materials in a long repetitious crescendo and aB tumultuous ending.

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