Duoharpverk


frank and katie

A duo. Frank Aarnink and Katie Buckley. Percussion. Harp. Bing Bong. Tinkle. Offshoots has been released! The Greenhouse Sessions is still available online.

Áki Ásgeirsson

174˚

2021

No instruments

Laser, Cassette recorder, 2 light thingies, plexiglass spades,open mind, smoke machine

242°

2015

percussion instruments: marimba, adjustable wrench, pineapple

328° for harp, soprano timpani, sleglaspil, and bubble wrap

2008

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Alexander Sigman

Paleoecology Hvac

2017

this piece is written by our request for shamisen, harp and electronics

Bloat

2014

percussion instruments: crotale (high a#), gong (+-12″), windgong (+- 22″), cymbal 18″, thundersheet (very thin, not too big), foot operated tambourine, high maraca, 3 congas, dreadlock brush, 2 bows, superball

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Alexandra Fol

Dawn. Lake. Glistening Light.

2012

percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor, marimba 4.0 octaves

video available here

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Ana Paola Santillán Alcocer

Heiligenschein

2012

percussion instruments: glockenspiel, crotales (low octave), 4 toms, 5 tuned cowbells, timpano with pedal, 3 latin cowbells, cymbal, bass drum, water gong, tam-tam (or wind gong), bow

harp also plays log drum, triangle, shaker

video available here

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Anders Buckley Pedersen

Anders made this and he can do whatever he wants

2019

Percussion instruments: lukkalakki

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Andras Spang Olsen

Medi’DIS’tation

2014

Percussion instruments: kalimba c major diatonic (2.5 octaves)

Both performers must sing

 

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Andrew Gen. Popoff

Dance on water

2012

percussion instruments: vibraphone, chimes, 3 timpani, bongos, triangle, suspended cymbal, 1 maraca

Video available here

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Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir

Tactility

2012

Percussion Instruments: bass drum, tam tam, wood object, temple block, F (octave below middle C) marimba bar, bow, superball mallets

Harpist needs e bow, contact microphone, metal tuning key, two superball mallets, long slightly rough string for bowing

Also requires a klakabönd (contact composer for more information)

Recording available from Deutsche Grammophon here

 

Eindir (Particles) for percussion and harp

2007

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, 2 tom toms, bass drum, tam tam, cymbal, 2 metal plates or objects, 2 wood blocks, bow.

Recording available on The Greenhouse Sessions

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Anna Sóley Ásmundsdóttir

Nostalgia

2014

Percussion: Marimba 3.3 octaves, claves, orchestral sounding pedal bass drum

Harp: either electric harp with loop station and pedal harp or pedal harp connected to a loop station

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Anthony Donofrio

Warm Glass on Stone

2019

percussion instruments: glockenspiel, crotales (2 oct), vibraphone, cabassa, tom tom, thimbles

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Árni Bergur Zoëga

Psuchomanteion

2013

percussion instruments: 4 octave marimba, bass drum, superball mallet, 2 bows, crotales (F sharp and G, low octave), large tam tam

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Árni Guðjónsson

Harmonika Lewinsky

For Accordion, Harp and Percussion

prepared harp plus guitar pic, ebow and jazz brush

percussion instruments:suspended cymbal, thundersheet, 2 bottles, bag with broken glass, bucket with broken glass, 2 wood blocks, 2 pvc tubes, cutlery, superbal

Án tillits for harp and percussion

2009

Percussion instruments: kick drum, snare drum, hihat, triangle, cowbell, xylophone, vibraphone, wind gong, cymbal, 4 metal objects, 4 glass objects

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Ásbjörg Jónsdóttir

Stiklað á Steinum

2013

For Cello, Harp and Percussion

percussion instruments: vibraphone, 4 timpani, snare drum

Ugla sat á kvisti

2012

Percussion instruments: marimba 4.5 octave, 2 congas, pedal bass drum, pedal cabassa

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Áskell Másson

Cantilene

For Flute, Harp and Marimba

percussion instruments: marimba 5 oct

Arabesques

2013

Percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor, marimba (5 octave), Promark X-pad, snare drum, rain stick, sand paper, bar chimes, 3 cymbals, maraca, thunder drum, two bows, two slap mallets

Harp is detuned for this piece.

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Atli Heimir Sveinsson

Kviða

2014

percussion instruments: marimba 4 octave, vibraphone, glockenspiel, crotales (C#, D#, G, A + high octave), 2 gongs (D1 + A1), 4 temple blocks, 5 cymbals, snare drum, 4 tom toms, bongos, 2 congas

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Atli Ingólfsson

Fundur

2013

Percussion instruments: marimba, wind gong, temple block, almglock, korean drum, cymbal, log drum

*This piece was written by both Þuriður Jónsdóttir and Atli Ingólfsson.

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Avrohom Leichtling

Miðnætti tónlist fyrir hörpu og slagverk (‘norðurljós’)

2018

Percussion Instruments: glockenspiel, clockbells (or crotales) 2 oct, vibraphone with motor, marimba 4 oct, tamtam

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Axel Ingi Árnason

Falli Næst

2013

percussion instruments: 4.3 octave marimba , triangle, glockenspiel

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Bahaa El-Ansary

The Art of Leaving

2013

Percussion instruments: Hon, ear plugs

Atmosphere

2012

Percussion instruments: Hon (metal mortar and pestle, the mortar must have grooves on the inside.)

Harp also bows harp and hon, preferably a second hon or singing bowl.

Video available here

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Bára Gísladóttir

Séríslenskt vögghljóð á hörpu (+ stúss fyrir Frank)

2020

With live electronics

 

percussion instruments: thundersheet, large tamtam, very high litle bell, handbells (d’, e’), sleighbells, crotales(twice a g from the low octave) 2 bows, big cardbord screen to hide behind

Confessions of a bloody dancer

2012

Percussion instruments: pedal bass drum, snare drum, wood block, temple block, 3 tam-tams, sleigh bells, 4 timpani, saw, kitchen blender with fake blood, mounted circular saw or other electric power tool

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Bára Grímsdóttir

Blue Haze

2014

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, bow

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Bára Sigurjónsdóttir

Endir

2014

percussion instruments: woodblock

Rondo

2012

Electric folk harp (or amplified folk harp) with distortion pedal
Percussion instruments: 3 temple blocks, suspended cymbal, bow, snare drum, 3 toms, kick bass drum, orchestral bass drum

Þarna

2008

Percussion instruments: Marimba 4.3 octaves, triangle, 2 cymbals, chinese cymbal, vibraslap, 3 tomtoms, 3 woodblocks

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Bart de Vrees

For flute or piano or mandolin or percussion or……

2017

Video, click track and score

free instrumentation, we played it for trombone, harp and percussion

percussion instruments we used:

written for Insomnia

Nascent/Naissent

2015

For Sampler and Harp

 

Written for Wilbert and Miriam

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Benedikt Hermann Hermannsson

Dinind & Bomkim

2009

For Guitar, Harp and Percussion

percussion instruments: glockenspiel, 3 tom toms, snare drum, susp cymbal

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Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir

Vacuum +-

2013

For Clarinet, Harp and Percussion

animated score

percussion instruments: vibraphone prepared with aluminium foil and a little gong, bow

The oneness of 2 is 1

2012

Harp prepared with paper

Percussion instruments: prepared Cimbalom, 2 cowbells, 4 rototoms

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Birgit Myschi

Nyjamulagira

2011

For Flute, Harp and Marimba

 

percussion instruments: marimba 4.3 oct

Mindwork

2013

percussion instruments: 5 temple blocks, 11 tuned gongs, djembe

Harp: electric lever harp with various effect pedals

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Borgar Magnason

Trio

For Double Bass, Harp and Tamtam

percussion instruments: large tamtam, bow

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Brian Martinez

Nothern Lights

2016

percussion instruments: vibraphone, preferably up to the high c, bows

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Caleb Burhans

Once in a blue moon for harp and marimba

2010

Marimba 5 octaves

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Chris Tilley

Seven Veils

2020

Percussion instruments:

vibraphone, marimba (4 oct),tuned sleighbells (g-flat, a-flat, d-flat, e-flat, or normal sleighbells), cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, triangle, vibraslap on stand, 2 templeblocks

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Cinzia Nistico

I. Me

2014

percussion instruments: xylophone, 3 timpani (26, 29, 32, no pedals needed), bass drum, suspended maraca, suspended talking drum, wind gong, super ball mallet

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Cornelius Hirsch

Spiel im Schilf

2013

Percussion Instruments: Vibraphone with high f# (fits on a soprano vibraphone)

Abendmusik

2013

percussion instruments: vibraphone

les Tombeaux de Ravel et Satie

2013

percussion instruments: vibraphone

Im Schwung implodierenden Wachstums

2013

Percussion instruments: wood block, tap shoes on a metal sheet

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Daníel Bjarnason

Skelja

2006

percussion instruments: marimba 5 octaves, tubular bells low g# a, gongs, windgong,1 pedal timpano, cymbal, dobachi, prepared music box, bow

harp uses Ebow

Recording available from Bedroom Community here

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Daniel Sigurðsson

Láttu þér Dreyma

2014

percussion instruments: vibraphone, tubular bells, suspended cymbal, thunder drum

Niðursoðin Lífsspeki

2012

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, kick bass, snare drum, ride cymbal

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Daniel Verasson

Teikning

2016

harp, percussion and electronics

 

percussion instruments: vibraphone, crotales (cis, d, cis and one more), bass drum, nail- or key-chimes

 

This piece requires a max patch from the composer which is triggered from a computer by either the percussionist or harpist.

 

 

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Daniele Corsi

Così come l’aria….

percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor

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David Otten

Fánga, Óendilega

2014

percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor, marimba 3 octaves, 3 wood blocks

Ostinaten voor de Crisis

2013

percussion instruments: vibraphone

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Dennis Bathory-Kitsz

Ice Winds

2018

For Harp and 2 percussionists

 

percussion instruments: Cimbalom, Marimba (4.5 oct)

Shrutverk

2016

harp and 2 percussionists

 

percussion instruments: Shrutibox (pedal driven), glockenspiel, song bells, Cimbalom, small tamtam (with pedal) and tongue drum.

one of the players uses his or her voice

DEX ll, 3d

2018

Open instrumentation, we used harp and 2 percussionists:

harp, glass marimba, tilophone, several small funny stuff

Air

2012

percussion instruments: C Lead steel drum, song bells or glockenspiel, small cymbal, 5 small drums, bow

(*Both performers must do a considerable amount of singing and whistling while playing.)

Video available here

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Eivør Pálsdóttir

Blue Light

2014

open instrumentation

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Eli Kezler

Breaker-Neum

2013

to be played in a sound sculpture of extended piano strings

percussion instruments: crotales low octave, vibraphone, marimba (5 oct), snare drum, kick bass drum

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Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir

Circle of sounds

2015

Percussion instruments: high drum, low drum

Á himni og Jörðu brot úr ballet

2011

Percussion instruments: marimba 4.3 octaves, glockenspiel, saw, bow

Available on CD with the book Englajól here.

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Erla Axelsdóttir

3 Dansar/3 Dances

2011

Percussion instruments: glockenspiel, marimba (4.3), small drumset, woodblock, tamtam/windgong, flexatone, castagnettes, gong, big rattle from Lithuenia, 4 templeblocks

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Essam El-Haggar

Happy B-day

2015

percussion instruments: marimba 3 octaves or vibraphone

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Finnur Torfi Stefánsson

Duosono 2

2018

percussion instruments: marimba (4.3 oct), tom tom tuned to a, snare drum

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Folkert Buis

Another story about the direction of rocks

2011

Harp and marimba 4.6 octaves (can be adapted to 4.3 octaves)

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Gábor Taryán

Endless Rain

2015

percussion instruments: songbells, gong e (e3)

 

fragment from Latitude/Longitude

Latitude/Longitude

2015

Percussion instruments:

clockbells, crotales, songbells, chimes, several tuned gongs, mokushio, large woodblock, 1 pedal timpano (32″ or 29″)

 

Harpist plays 2 tuned gongs

 

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Gerard Neurink

Three missing pages of the edda

2012

Harp and vibraphone

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Gísli Magnússon

Fylgjur

2013

For Violin, Harp and percussion

percussion instruments: crotales (high octave), marimba (5oct)

Scherzo

2012

Harp and Marimba 4.3 octaves

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Guðmundur Andrés Erlingsson

Flying Goats

2013

*Score is open instrumentation.  Instrumentation given is what Duo Harpverk personally used.

Percussion: horse whip, goat “yo-yo”, parade drum, little music box, bow

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Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson

Ramminjálgur

2009

For Flute, Harp and Percussion

 

percussion instruments: pedal timpano, dobachi cis, superball

I met Csapo in Saskatoon

2015

percussion instruments: 16 porcelain bowls, tuned to a specific scale

harp is tuned to a specific scale

Njarðharður for harp and percussion

2010

Animated score. Harp preparation: 3 strings heavily dampened, 1 string with buzz.

Harp also uses one trap-drummers duck call. 


Percussion instruments: 2 staccato objects (originally a drink container and an apple), a car horn, a trap-drummers cow-call, a pot that resonates for a while, glockenspiel

Njarður for harp and percussion

2009

Animated score. Harp with dampened strings. 


Percussion instruments: 5 staccato objects for percussion (bottle, bowl, rock, etc.)

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Guðný Valborg Guðmundsdóttir

Milli Svefns og vöku

2012

Harp and vibraphone, whole tone chimes

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Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson

Passacaglia B

2016

Version for Bass Clarinet, Harp and Percussion

percussion instruments: marimba (4.3), suspended cymbal, bass drum with pedal ( “boomy sound”)

Passacaglia

2011/2012

percussion instruments: marimba (4.3 octave), suspended cymbal, bass drum with pedal (“boomy sound”)

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Gunnar Karel Másson

3 Myndir úr gini ljónsins for harp and percussion

2009

Percussion instruments: kick drum, snare drum, 3 tom toms, 3 templeblocks, marimba 4.3 octaves, tam tam, tuned gongs

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Gyula Csapo

Maté Szigeti Gewidmet

2011/2013

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, marimba 5 octaves, bongos, bow

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Hafdís Bjarnadóttir

Fjöll/Mountains

2011

For Accordion, Harp and Percussion

percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor, saw, chimes des, es, as, 2 bows

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Halldór Smárason

6

2013

percussion instruments: bass drum on tilting stand, bow, scotch tape or gaffa tape, thick piece of rope around 1 foot long, superball mallets

harp needs assorted mallets, superball mallets, metal tuning key

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Hans Blok

Ad Hominem

2020

percussion instruments: steeldrum, almglocken, c’, c#’, d’, d#’

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Haraldur V. Sveinbjörnsson

Málverk (Painting)

2016

Percussion instruments: Cimbalom, Glockenspiel, 2 tuned gongs, d” a”

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Haukur Tómasson

Nature morte

2019

For Harp, Cimbalom and small ensemble

 

percussion instruments: cimbalom, vibraphone, short metal tube for gliss on cimbalom

harp needs metal tuning key

Offshoots

2012/2013

percussion instruments: vibraphone, 2 gongs (middle C and G below middle C), flexatone, bow, 4 middle to high, short sounding metal objects, thunder drum in F #

Note: Both performers must sing while playing and one must also whistle

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Helgi Jóhannesson

Tvíbreiða/Double Cover

2022

Percussion instruments: snare drum, bass drum

both players need noise cancelling headphones

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Hildigunnur Runarsdóttir

Kona

2018

for Harp, Percussion and mixed choir

 

percussion instruments: 4 woodblocks, suspended cymbal

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Hjalti Nordal Gunnarsson

Rapsodía fyrir hörpu og slagverk

2014

percussion instruments: vibraphone, marimba 4.3 octaves, tubular bells, bass drum, tamtam, bow

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Hlöðver Sigurðsson

2 Ljóð

2013

percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor, big tamtam, bow

harpist needs e-bow

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Hreiðar Ingi Þórsteinsson

Ave Maris Stella

2016

For Harp, Percussion and mixed Choir

 

percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor, tubaphone (or glockenspiel), tamtam

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Ig Henneman

Four Dances

2013

Percussion instruments: marimba 4.5 octaves

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Igor Iofe

Met Ons

2014

percussion instruments: vibraphone detuned with blue tack

Harp is also detuned.

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Ingi Garðar Erlendsson

Hörpuleikari með hellu og jólagæsin á fyrsta í aðventu

2016

Percussion instruments: tile to be broken, sledge hammer, candle, goose whistle

 

Harp  to be laid flat on the floor, pick up or microphone, several effect pedals, amplifier

Snorkeling Snooker

2012

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Ingibjörg Fríðriksdóttir

Piece of Cake

2022

Percussion instruments: vibraphone (with motor), suspended cymbal, 2 pieces of wood

 

harp needs a vibrating toy

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Ingólfur Magnússon

Óminnishegri for harp and percussion

2010

Percussion instruments: xylophone, triangle

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Ivan Olsen

Fantasia Islandia

2010

Percussion instruments

Mechnical doll for harp and percussion

2012

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, tuned gongs and glockenspiel

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J.C. Combs

The Old Cellar

2013

Percussion instruments: tubaphone or crotales 2 octaves, glockenspiel, vibraphone, woodblock, bongos, 29″ timpano

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James Black

Kakashi

2016

percussion instruments: latin cowbell, 2 woodblocks, bass drum, large chain, plastic bucket, British police whistle, 2 tom toms, whip, cassette player, sandpaper, superball

 

harpist needs to sing (in a microphone), also plays rachet and slide whistle

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James Romig

Dorsia 2a

2013

Percussion: vibraphone

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Jeffrey Mumford

echoes from within brightening fabric… fragments of quickened light…

2015

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, marimba 4.3 octave

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Jenny Hettne

Ting and Twine

2017

Harp detuned, prepared with Sticky Fix, and using a bank card to gliss

Percussion Instruments: 10 tuned Flower Pots, 3 tuned Anvils, 6 tuned Gongs, 8 wooden Dowels, 2 tuned Stones, 4 Dobachi, 5 Temple Blocks (Korean), Frame Drum, rubber Mallets, Bank Card

Wavering wood, whirling metal for harp and percussion

2009

Percussion instruments: Marimba 4.3 octaves, 7 tuned gongs, suspended cymbal, music box*, suspended peking gong, conga, log drum, 2 templeblocks, maracas or “musical egg”, paint brush *Harpist also has a music box. Both music boxes were modified by Jenny and are specific to the piece. Harpist also uses a paint brush and mallets.
recording available on: The Greenhouse Sessions

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Jeppe Ernst

Fight/Freeze/Flight for harp and bass drum

2010

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Jesper Pedersen

U-Bahn

2017

Electric Harp with different implements

 

Percussion: Handclaps, Gestures, Dance

 

original written for Contrabass Clarinet

Haarp

2017

Electric Harp with different implements, pencil, honey dipper, brush, pipe cleaner

 

Percussion instruments: Bass Drum, 4-6 Woodblocks, small wooden balls, Jing Cymbal, Superball

 

original written for Harp and …

The Phoenix Experiment

2016

percussion/harp requirements: 2 chairs, Fisher Price tape recorder, tape

Flaarpel

2014

For Flutechoir, Harp and Percussion

 

Harp plays percussion

percussion instruments: cromatic octave of children’s bells, various percussive sounds

Bated Fouls

2016

animated score

both harp and percussion have 6 different sounds

Breathalizer

2013

Instruments: both players play “air pipes.” China cymbal for percussionist and harpist plays harp prepared with honey stirrer.

Score uses animated notation.

Spúki Spíral / Spooky spiral

2012

Harp with metal tuning key, red sound machine


Percussion: musical saw, thunder sheet, black sound machine 
projected animated notation

Gouda

2011

Harp: Electric harp, sheep sound box

Percussion: amplified “krumphorn”, sheep sound box

Arduino controlled bubble machine
animated notation

video available here

Amsterdam

2011

Harp: Electric harp, dog training clicker

Percussion: “The Pipe”, marbles, “The Messenger”
 Animated and tactile notation

video available here

Mind control

2010

Performers, various instruments and cassette recorder

video available here

Það kemur Í ljós / It comes into light

2010

Harp with custom LED notation system.

Percussion instruments: goats hooves, cows hooves, woodblock, flight case, hammer, custom viking helmet with baby rattles (“The Helmet”) 
Custom LED notation system, 2 Arduinos, computer and Pd

video available here

Present time 3

2009

Harp, steelpan and live composition (animated notation in Pd/GEM)

Recording available on The Greenhouse Sessions

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John E. Zammit Pace

Belt1

2018

percussion instruments: marimba (4 oct) 4 timpany with pedals or malletkat, barchimes, 2 tom toms, snare drum, suspended cymbal, tamtam

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Jónas Tómasson

Ariel, a Prelude

2015

For Flute, Harp and Percussion

flute needs piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, double bass flute

percussion instruments: vibraphone, 5 woodblocks

Birtan er of skær fyrir Dimmufuglinn

2015

for soprano, harp and percussion

 

percussion instruments:

vibraphone, marimba (4.3 oct)

Ballet V in three movements

2007, 2008, 2010

1. Adagio (2007)
2. Bel air de dans for harp and percussion (2008)
3. 
 (2010)

(can be performed as separate pieces)

Percussion instruments: Movement 1- 4 metallic objects, 6 wooden things, 5 drums

Movement 2- marimba (5 oct)

Movement 3- same as mov 1

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Joseph Hallman

The Buckley Suite

2021

Percussion Instruments: xylophone, vibraphone

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Joseph Pereira

Aldebaran

2017

percussion instruments: thundersheet, slightly thicker than normal, with a variety of sticks, beaters, combs and brushes, bow

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Josiah Carr

Pyrite

2015?

percussion instruments: vibraphone, crotales (2 oct), anvil, 5 cymbals, tamtam, 2 bows, superball

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Juri Seo

vii

2014

Percussion: vibraphone with motor, glockenspiel, bow

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Karen Heath

Island for marimba, harp and recording.

2009

Marimba 4.3 octaves

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Kári Bæk

Nocturne

2012

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, crotales (low octave), 5 toms, suspended cymbal, triangle

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Kevin Joest

Autumnfall

2015

percussion instruments:

mov 1: Cajon, Bongos, Congas, Snare Drum, Bass Drum

mov 2: Clockbells or Crotales (2 oct), suspended Cymbal, Vibraphone

mov 3, Logdrum (2 pitches), Marimba (5 oct)

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Kolbeinn Bjarnason

Febrúarhiminn

2017

For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Harp, Piano and Percussion

Written for Duo Harpverk and the Elektra Ensemble

 

percussion instruments: glockenspiel, low D-flat gong, big snare drum (15×8), 4 tomtoms, 4 latin cowbells, bass drum, cymbal, high japanese bell, pin chimes, belltree, logdrum, 6 to 8 tuned anvils, pulli sticks

Life Friends

2017

percussion instruments: several different windchimes (wood, metal and more), high japanese bell, 3 fingercymbals, 3 cymbals, 2 temple blocks, 2 wooded headed tom toms, logdrum (2pitches), 4 tom toms, snare drum, bass drum, wind gong, tam tam, (remote) hihat stand

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Kristian Blak

Encore

2014

Percussion instruments: Marimba 4.3

The voice of Tsjelovek

2012

Harp needs metal tuning key

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, concert bass drum with pedal, tomtom, suspended cymbal, tamtam, thundersheet, 4 woodblocks

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Kristján Guðjónsson

Spring thaw

2010

Percussion instruments: vibraphone

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Lárus Grímsson

Tímahrak 2

2014

percussion instruments: vibraphone, marimba 4 octaves

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Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir

Það augnar í loftberan himin

2017/2019

Trio for Hulda, Harp, Percussion and Electronics

 

the Hulda is an instrument designed, build and played by the composer

percussion instruments: glass marimba (3oct), 7 anklung-notes, shrutibox, crotales (2oct), waterphone, trine, suspended cymbal, bow

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Magni Freyr Þórisson

The Depth of Winter

2019

percussion instruments: 32″ timpano with pedal, woodblock, keychimes, suspended cymbal, waterphone, bow, hotrod, super ball

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Maria Lithell Flyg

Okjökull – The enormous scale of loss happens slowly

2022

Harp, Percussion and Playback

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, crotales (low octave), dobachi (e-flat, b-natural, and one low one), bow, pedal timpano, tamtam

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Marti Epstein

Virga

2015

Percussion Instruments:

Dulcitone, crotales high octave plus low f and g#, clockbells, chimes, almglocken d#,e,g,g#,a,a#,d,f
stone marimba d#,e,f,f#,g,g#,d#,f, 3 triangles, 3 dobachi, 3 gongs, 3 break drums

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Martial Nardeau

Quartuor pour hautbois, trompette, percussion et harpe

2012

quartet for oboe, trumpet, harp and percussion

harp  needs low octave of crotales

oboe needs wind chimes

trumpet needs wind chimes

 

percussion instruments: marimba (4.5 oct), ocean drum, wind gong, 5 temple blocks, wind chimes

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Martin Skafte

Moss for harp and percussion

2010

Percussion Instruments: Vibraphone

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Máté Szigeti

For duoharpverk for harp and percussion

2010

Percussion instruments

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Michael Vincent Waller

Echoes

2015?

percussion instruments: mov 1 Marimba (5 oct), mov 2 Vibraphone (with motor)

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Michiharu Matsunaga

In the Depth of a Dream in Summer

2013

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, high f# chime, snare drum, scottish high tension snare drum,chinese tomtom, rototom, 3 wooden headed tomtoms, mini bongos, bongos, 3 congas, 2 woodblocks, suspended cymbal, 3 tamtams

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Mikael Blak

Duo Harpverk

2014

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, 2 timpani (G +B), 4 bows

harpist must also bow vibraphone

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Nathan Hall

Jökulsárlón (Glacial Lagoon)

2013

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, shaker, 2 toms, large gong, cymbal, sizzle cymbal, 2 bows

This piece is with a backtrack

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Nectarios Karantzis

Freja

2013

Percussion instruments- Vibraphone (if available with a high f# and high g)

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Nicolas Marty

si l’eau caressée par la lune lui murmure les étoiles

2014

Percussion instruments: crotales high octave, glockenspiel, chimes, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba 4.3 octaves, bass drum, 8 temple blocks

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Oene van Geel

Akhnaton part 2

2013/2019

Percussion instruments: Vibraphone (if available with a high g)

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Ólafur Björn Ólafsson

Let Vibrate

2016

Percussion instruments: Vibraphone, glockenspiel, 2 tuned gongs, b’ b”

Systur

2010

Harp and marimba

Recording available on The Greenhouse Sessions

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Óliver Kentish

“Commedia alla maschera”

2021

For trombone, harp and percussion

 

percussion instruments: marimba (5oct), piccolo snare, td, triangle, cassa mit, tambourine, 5 templeblocks, theremin (or musical saw), referee whistle, whip

Dioskouroi

2014

For Harp, Percussion and small Orchestra

 

percussion instruments: vibraphone with motor, glockenspiel, small drumset, bongos, splash cymbal

Prelude

2012

For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Harp, Piano and Percussion

 

percussion instruments: theremin, vibraphone, temple blocks, susp. cymbal, tamtam, tambourine

 

piano also plays celeste

Still Life

2012

Harpist uses temple bell, two temple blocks and small bow
Percussion instruments: triangle, 4 woodblocks, 6 tuned gongs, cymbal, 29 inch timpano, foot operated tamtam, 5 octave or bass marimba (may be adapted to 4 octave marimba) 2 bows

Leyndir dansar (Hidden Dances) for harp and percussion

2007

Percussion instruments: glockenspiel, ‘splash’ and ‘sizzle’ suspended cymbals, whole tone chimes, 2 chinese temple blocks, 1 woodblock, 2 mini-bongos, 4 tom-toms
recording available on: The Greenhouse Sessions

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Orlando Boeck

Stimmungen

2019

For Harp and Celeste (5.5 oct)

Needed: whip, mallets, sticks, styrofoam, cloth, deskbell or glass in e, pocket umbrella

 

Written for Zoë Knoop

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Örn Eldjarn

Veðrátta

For Piano, Harp and Percussion

 

percussion instruments: vibraphone, marimba, cymbals

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Páll Ivan Pálsson

Bíbb

2012

Prepared harp, voice

Percussion: 3 sounds, voice

Deathskull deathsquadron

2011

Small toy harp with wire mute on strings

Percussion: “enigma X”
Cardboard cover to hide computer screen from audience
Video score notation

 

Dubhghall

2008

Harp with contact microphone through “Big Muff” distortion pedal and poweful bass amplifier. Harpist also plays a field drum.


Percussion instruments: Oildrum lions roar, hard dry calfskin, bucket full of broken glass played with large hammer, large orchestral bass drum, large broken tam tam

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Panayiotis Demopoulos

Per aspera ad astra

2012

video available here

percussion instruments: marimba (4.3 oct), bongos, bass drum, tamtam, 9 thai gongs

! Players have to shout insults to eachother!

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Peter Bjuhr

Strings, skins and wood

2009

Percussion instruments: splash cymbal, small headed tambourine, 2 woodblocks, bongos, djembe, conga, surdo, bow. *percussionist plays on harp

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Petúr Grétarsson

Peculiar place

2012

percussion instruments: 5 octave marimba (can be played on any mallet instrument), 3-6 drums (very low to bongos)

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Ragnheiður María Benediktsdóttir

Sólmyrkvi

2014

percussion instruments: marimba 3.5 octaves or bigger

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Reuben Fenemore

Fika

2017

percussion instruments: vibraphone

bothplayers: water kettle, tea or coffee, plates, knives and forks if needed, cookies, crackers, cheese etc

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Ríkharður H. Friðriksson

Scherzo

2013

Percussion Instruments: 4.3 marimba

Both performers have to use their voices

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Robin Lilja

A Dialogue Between Woods and Plains

2020

Percussion Instruments: Cimbalom, Yun Lou (3 oct chromatic), Trine

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Rodney Newton

Huldufolk

2018

Percussion Instruments: tuned frying pans, clockbells, marimba (4 oct), vibraphone with motor, 3 tom toms

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Rusty Banks

Seep

2016

percussion instruments: stone marimba (middle c up 2.5 oct), 4 octobans, windgong, piece of wood, dampened gong, thrasher

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Ruud Wiener

Eyjafjallajökull

2015

percussion instruments: marimba 5 octaves

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Ryan Ross Smith

Study No. 21

2013

Percussion instruments: 3 triangles, 7 woodblocks

Harp: Electric lever harp, one percussion instrument of choice, voice

Animated notation score

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Sigriður Árni Jónsson

Vaknaðu

2015

For mixed Choir, Vibraphone and Harp

percussion instruments: vibraphone (motor ad lib), bow

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Simon Mawhinney

The Pinkbow at Backnamullagh

2015

percussion instruments: vibraphone, marimba 5 octaves

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Stewart Copeland

Poltroons in Paradise

2015

for Harp, Percussion and Orchestra

Percussion instruments: Cimbalom, saw, bongos, kick bass drum, tuned cowbells 3 oct, clockbells or crotales, drumset

Harp optional with step shoes and loopstation

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Sunleif Rasmussen

Krevgals go Aprah

2012

Percussion instruments: marimba (4 octave), vibraphone, glockenspiel (with low F), 5 tuned gongs, 4 tomtoms, 3 wood blocks

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Teitur Lassen

5 Year Old Little Girl Skips Down the Street and Finds a Ring

2014

percussion instruments: vibraphone

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Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen

Musical Doodle 1

2015

trio for harp, clarinet and bassclarinet, percussion

 

percussion instruments: marimba (5 oct), high tension snaredrum, 3 cymbals, 2 tambourines, 1 on stand, high bongo

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Töve Kattström

Stundom/stundum

2019

Percussion instruments: glass marimba (or a regular marimba), vibraphone, glockenspiel

Harp also plays sizzle cymbal

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Tróndur Bogason

Diversions

2011

Percussion instruments: electric guitar (best if open bodied), contact mic, 2 channel amplifier

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Úlfar Ingi Haraldsson

Shadows and silhouettes

2008

Percussion instruments: Tambourine, cymbals, tam tam, maracas, guiro, wood blocks, log drum, cotales, gongs and vibraphone
recording available on The Greenhouse Sessions

Diversion for harp and percussion

2007

Percussion instruments: vibraphone, medium tam tam, wind chimes, 3 small wood or skinned percussion instruments, timpani 23”, log drum, tamborine (without skin), dry/mute dark skin drum, almglocken (D), tuned gongs

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Una Sveinbjarnadóttir

Gátt

2017

Harp prepared with plastic foil

Percussion instruments: Cimbalom

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Unnur Malín Sigurðardóttir

Kósímós

2015

percussion instruments: marimba 4.3, loop station

Dýrðin

2015

percussion instruments: vibraphone, tubular bells, c,g,c, 2 bongos, 2 congas, loopstation

Skáldamálverk

2016

For Harp, Percussion and mixed Choir

percussion instruments: marimba 4.3, bass drum with pedal, thunder sheet, triangle, bamboo chimes

Scheissen Achtung/Shy Zen Achtung

2014

percussion instruments: marimba 4 octaves, tubular bells, suspended cymbal, pedal bass drum, pedal operated cabasa

No Conclusion

*optional singer and or choir in first movement

percussion instruments: marimba 4.3 oct,vibraphone, chimes, repinique, suspended cymbal, 1 maraca, guiro
Last movement can be played separately.
Percussion instruments (last movement only): vibraphone, maraca, guiro, susp cymbal

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Vala Gestsdóttir

Dögun

2013

Percussion instruments: marimba 3.5 octaves

Restless

2012

percussion instruments: 4.3 octave marimba, crotales (g,a,b,c), suspended cymbal, wind gong, bow, 1 temple block, tom tom, bass drum with pedal
electronics controlled by musicians

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Veronique Jacques

Marée Hautes

2014

Percussion: vibraphone, marimba (4 octaves), low-octave crotales  C, C sharp, F, G, G sharp, 1 pedal timpano, 1 orchestral sounding pedal bass drum

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Wesley Stephens

Blóm 2

2022

Percussion instruments: metal tuned percussion of your own choice ( f.i. deskbells, vibraphone, glock etc), drumset prepared with tinfoil, thundersheet, 2 ching-rings, springs, extra hihat cymbal in water, cymbals, popcorn-snare and vibrating objects

 

Harp needs tuning fork, screwdriver,1 mallet, damp cloth, delay pedal, distortion pedal, reverb, amplifier

Blóm

2020

percussion instruments: vibraphone, tuned flower pots ( a, c, c#, d#, e), bow, tamtam, dobachi in e, metal plate, bottle, high woodblock, chrasher, wooden slate

harp needs battery operated fan

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Þorbjörn G. Kolbrúnarson

The coldest season for harp and percussion

2009

Percussion instruments: crotales and vibraphone

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Þórður Hermannsson

Samið for harp and percussion

2009

Percussion instruments: wood block, guiro, tambourine, cymbal, timpani 32”, wind gong, snare drum, temple block, thunder drum, glockenspiel

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Þórkell Atlason

Mountains and Forests

2016

percussion instruments: stone, wood block

(no harp)

Duel

2011

Needs 2 fencing suits with fencing swords

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Þórunn Gréta Sigurðardóttir

Ber for harp and percussion

2009

Percussion instruments: woodblock, templeblock, cymbal, wind gong

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Þráinn Hjálmarsson

Brú

2012

Harp prepared with rubber strip to mute strings, metal tuning key, plectrum

Percussion instruments: devils chaser, 2 tomtoms, deep snare drum, logdrum, guiro stick

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Þuriður Jónsdóttir

Fundur

2013

Percussion instruments: marimba, wind gong, temple block, almglock, korean drum, cymbal, log drum

*This piece was written by both Þuriður Jónsdóttir and Atli Ingólfsson.

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