Black Angels : Thirteen images from the dark land : For electric string quartet

Abstract

Partitura para: Violin I: maraca, 7 crystal glasses, solid glass rod (about 6 inches in lenght and 3/16 or 1/4 inch in diameter), 2 metal thimbles, metal plectrum (e.g. paper clip); violin II: tam-tam (suspended, about 15 inches in diameter, with soft beater), contrabass bow (for bowing tam-tam), 7 crystal glasses, solid glass rod (about 6 inches in lenght and 3/16 or 1/4 inch in diameter), 2 metal thimbles, metal plectrum; viola: 6 crystal glasses solid glass rod (about 6 inches in lenght and 3/16 or 1/4 inch in diameter), 2 metal thimbles, metal plectrum; cello: maraca, tam-tam (suspended, about 24 inches in diameter, with a soft beater), very hard beater for the tam-tam (this should produce a percussive, metallic sound), contrabss bow (for bowing the tam-tam). The crystal glasses should be goblet-shaped (like wine glassses, with a stem)