| 作曲者 | Martin Bresnick (b. 1946) |
| タイトル | A Message From The Emperor (Set of Parts) |
| サブタイトル | For Two Speaking Percussionists |
| 出版社 | Carl Fischer Music・カール・フィッシャー |
| 楽器編成 | 打楽器,Percussion |
| 品番 | HL9780825885563 |
| 形状 | 21 ページ・22.9 x 30.5 cm |
| 演奏時間 | 11:00 |
| 出版年 | 2011年 |
| 出版番号 | DRM137M |
| ISBN | 9780825885563 |
Using text from Franz Kafka's short parable "A Message from the Emperor," this work describes, in the composer's words, "a glorious being, never seen by his countless lowly subjects, who, from his death bed, dispatches an indefatigable messenger (a prophet perhaps) with a most important message - just for you. For various practical reasons however the message cannot possibly be delivered. And even if it finally arrived the one who sent it will have died long ago." A Message from the Emperor is played and recited by two percussionists facing each other at a slight diagonal angle, with the marimba placed audience left and the vibraphone at audience right. For advanced players.