I performed Áskell Másson's Prím for snare drum on my senior recital this past November (November 4, 2011). Below are the composer's notes:

With Prím (Prime) I continued my attention to the possibilities of the snare drum as a solo instrument, having earlier written a Concert Piece (Konzertstück) for snare drum and orchestra.
Prím is based on a rhythmic pattern which the first fifteen of the prime numbers (1,2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43) give, when one uses 32nd-part notes as a basic unit.
Evelyn Glennie has now played this piece in most parts of the world, but it was commissioned by the Danish percussionist Gert Mortensen, and written in 1984.

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