Different but One Body (2003/revised 2004) is written for vibraphone solo and three percussionists. The opening gesture is a fanfare for drums. The orchestration then broadens by the incorporation of the smaller percussion instruments. The vibraphone then finally clears the palate and allows voices to participate, culminating in a brief imitative phrase and an extended vibraphone solo. The primary elements of the second movement are derived from the twelve-tone system characteristic of Arnold Schoenberg. The movement starts with the prime form of the row E-Bb-A-B-C-F#-E-D-C#-G-F-D# in the vibraphone followed by the 6th prime row in Percussion III. The retrograde, the inversion, and retrograde-inversions appear throughout the entire movement as well. The third movement employs imitative counterpoint. The theme is stated in all percussion parts. The subject is presented in the Percussion solo, and answered in Percussion II & III. The fourth movement which begins with four Tom-Toms played on the shell with sticks followed by a voice “Ha!” is a highly energetic movement that consistently presents combinations between melodic motion in the vibraphone solo and rhythmic motion in the drums. This piece is dedicated to Peter James Saleh.

duration 9’