1959
On March 17, 1959, Max Neuhaus performed as a member of the Paul Price Percussion Ensemble (PPPE) at the Hubbard Auditorium within the Manhattan School of Music (MSM).
- Prelude for Percussion by Malloy Miller.
Instrumentation: Player 1 - Glockenspiel Player 2 - Xylophone Player 3 - Tom Tom, Snare Drum, Woodblock Player 4 - Two Cymbals, Whip, Tambourine, Triangle Player 5 - Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal Player 6 - Timpani
- Ensemble Composition: The work was performed by the Manhattan School of Music Percussion Ensemble, led by his mentor Paul Price.
- (1959) is a "mobile" score, meaning the percussionist sits in a circle of instruments and can start at any point in the spiral-bound score, reading it either clockwise or counter-clockwise.
- Neuhaus’s Innovation: In the 1963 interview you mentioned, Neuhaus emphasized his focus on the physicality and spatiality of the sound. Rather than just playing the notes, he treated the circular arrangement of instruments as a "path" for the listener's ear, a precursor to his later obsession with sound in space.
- While Neuhaus had studied the piece intensely under Paul Price and had given private or workshop demonstrations, the 1963 public realization marked his entry into the international stage as the premier soloist for the European avant-garde.
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Bibliography / Press / 2016 - Prelude for Percussion by Malloy Miller, Prelude for Percussion-P/4T/X/B