Gong 2

SKU: HL.14028038

ISBN 9788759854730. 12.0x16.5x0.3 inches. English.

The word GONG is saturated with associations: the splendour of the Orient, mysticism, drama, loud metallic clangour, violent impact, etc. The present piece draws upon all those connotations, but it is primarily a symphonic drama about the life and behaviour of the sun, our closest star and prime source of life on Earth. Describing the sun in music is not a new idea, of course; during a visit to Greece, Carl Nielsen was inspired by the orbit of the sun and its very un-Danish ferocity and thus wrote the Helios Overture. GONG is a Helios Overture too, of sorts, albeit more abstract. Recent astronomical research shows, that the surface of the sun reverberates like a gong, in four different, simultaneous tempi (not directly depicted in the score, though); the sun looks like a GONG, - the O in the written work looks like the sun; there is even a solar research group called GONG (Global Oscillation Network Group). Formally the composition follows the life and fate of the sun, from the initial explotional birth through the hyper-activity as energy source as we know it today to the final, predicted flaring up and collapse into a so-called white dwarf. But - being a musical composition, not an astrophysical thesis - GONG is brought to its compositional conclusion by a real concert-ending, a chord taken from the middle of the piece and sustained over several bars, from virtual nothingness to full force.

SKU: HL.3710009

UPC: 697643720480. 1.0x32.0x0.11 inches.

Suspension material made of gut string. Gut string is supremely suited as it minimizes the transfer of vibrations to the gong stand. From time to time the gut string should be examined for wear and tear and, if necessary, be replaced. Each gong should be suspended so that it may swing freely forward, backward, and to the sides without touching the stand. Gut for 32″ gong. Actual (approx) length is 29 1/2″.

SKU: HL.3710029

UPC: 697643720183. 5.0x17.0x4.5 inches.

Aluminum handle, vinyl grip & thong, specially weighted inner core, covered felt and fur. Weight/Length: 900 gr. / 445 mm Diameter Handle/Head: 20mm / 123mm Symphonic Gong: 38- to 50-inches Planet Gong: 38-inches Sound Creation Gong: 3b.

SKU: HL.3710850

UPC: 697643700147. 8.5x51.75x4.5 inches.

This stand fits one gong. The stand legs are adjustable in height for players to easily reach the gong in all playing situations. Orchestra Square Stands are available in a black finish.

SKU: HL.3710025

UPC: 697643720138. 3.5x16.0x3.5 inches.

Aluminum handle, vinyl grip & thong, specially weighted inner core, covered felt and fur. Weight/Length: 260 gr. / 400 mm Diameter Handle/Head: 16 mm / 87 mm Symphonic Gong: 20-inches Sound Creation Gong: 8.

SKU: HL.3710022

UPC: 697643720084. 1.0x7.0x1.18 inches.

The M20 gong mallet features a tapered wood handle with felt head. It measures 185mm in length, 31mm diameter, 7″ Deco gong and weighs 22 grams.

SKU: HL.3710038

UPC: 697643720299. 1.0x13.5x1.262 inches.

Plastic handle, vinyl grip & thong, specially weighted inner core wrapped with felt, nylon/acrylic Yarn overwrapped. Weight/Length: 41 gr./360mm Diameter>Handle/Head: 8mm/33mm Gongs & other percussive instruments: 7-inch/10-inch accent gong.

SKU: SU.45001250

One Percussion [2 Chau gongs, Chinese opera gong, suspended cymbal] Duration: 10' Composed: 2007 Published by: Dead Elf Music.

SKU: HL.3710847

UPC: 697643700116. 8.5x51.5x4.5 inches.

SKU: HL.3710012

UPC: 697643720510. 6.0x6.5x0.235 inches.

SKU: HL.3710698

UPC: 697643590113. 26.75x26.75x4.152 inches.

SKU: HL.3710013

UPC: 697643720527. 7.0x8.0x0.364 inches.

SKU: HL.3710697

UPC: 697643590106. 23.0x23.0x4.0 inches.

SKU: HL.3710753

UPC: 697643501218. 7.0x7.0x0.43 inches.

SKU: HL.3710700

UPC: 697643590137. 32.25x32.5x3.0 inches.