The title of the piece, Mons Montis, originates from Latin, meaning, “ A Great Rock.”  In the New Testament Bible, the name, Peter is referred to as “the rock,” see specifically, Mathew 16:18: “And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.”

This work is divided into five maIn sections:  Introduction-A(Motive I)-B(Motive II)-C-A’-A”.  In the multiple percussion part, the two primary motives repeat, with variation, especially the first motive that continues to build dynamically by adding mallets, as it approaches the end.

Sound samples of the original percussion instruments, in various states of manipulation, are utilized in the accompanying Soundscape.  Also, other sound samples such as glockenspiel, timpani, and vocals were manipulated by granular synthesis in MAX MSP, convolution in Sound Hack, as well as the stretching of time, and pitch in Peak.