Derek Charke - Xynith

Xynith (14') 1992/1996
chamber ensemble

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Instrumentation:

1 Soprano
1 Flute
1 Oboe
1 B-flat Clarinet
2 B-flat Trumpets
1 Tuba
3 Percussion

Perc. 1: Marimba / Vibraphone / Tubular bells / 4 Toms / Sus. Sizzle Cymbal / 1 Roto Tom / Bow
Perc. 2: Xylophone / 2 Timpani / 2 Wood Blocks / Mark tree / Whip / Triangle / Med. Sus. Cymbal
Perc. 3: Crotales / 2 Tam Tams / Thunder Sheet / Bass Drum / Sus. Cymbal / Glockenspiel
Additionally all instruments must have a toy Orff, glockenspiel.

Written in 1992 while Derek was only 18, this work won a BMI student award in New York in 1993.

XYNITH (misspelling intentional)
by Larry Porter

Black fate grips the neck of
A man in fear, and brings forth the
Essence of night, shattering him with
The evils of an everlasting
Nothingness, that entombs the world.

Looking into a black mirror, a
Man is introduced to the hate that has
Lurked inside of him for so many
Centuries.

He Notices it
Oozing out of the very mass that
Stands before him injecting
Satan's blood into his own.