Malcolm Dedman

Battle of Wits, MMD26

Classical/Contemporary • 2012

Battle of Wits

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ZIP, 0.99 Mb ID: SM-000171531 Upload date: 29 Sep 2012

Instrumentation	Piano, Bongos, Conga
Scored for	1 piano, 4 hands
Type of score	Full score, Parts
Movement(s)	1 to 1 from 1
Publisher	Malcolm Dedman
Difficulty	Advanced
Duration	3'15

Written in 2012, ‘Battle of Wits’ is for piano duet with percussion, that is, the two pianists also have percussion instruments to play – a pair each of bongos and conga drums. It was written for and dedicated to the Maclé Duo and it lasts just over 3 minutes.

The title suggests an argument between two people, each with very strong characters and points of view. In the score, a text is provided with each musical phrase, suggesting the progress of the argument. The drums are used to ‘drum home’ each player’s argument. This leads to a fight, when both players use the drums. The ‘stop’ signal is provided by the first piano stroking inside the piano, after which the pianists play a coda, suggesting that they accept each other’s differences and get along together – in peace.

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