componist
Merijn Bisschops is an audiovisual artist (composer and photographer) from The Netherlands. He receives commissions by ensembles and festivals makes music for video art and short screenplays. Bisschops combines his ...
gerelateerde werken
Mosquito : from the Album for cello and piano / Merijn Bisschops
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Cello en toetsinstrument
Bezetting:
vc pf
Resonant Mass : for 4 percussionists and resonating tam-tam / Dmitri Kourliandski
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
4perc tam-tam
Urban Construction : for two vibraphones and two marimbas / Yip Ho Kwen Austin
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
2vibr 2mar
> Zwischen < : for marimba solo / Ruud Roelofsen
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
mar
compositie
Tōtoltepōhua : for percussion duo / Merijn Bisschops
Toelichting:
Tōtoltepōhua is the Nahuatl word for "to count eggs". Nahuatl is a polysynthetic language, spoken by original inhabitants of Mexico, in which complex words are formed by the combination of several simple words.
The composition Tōtoltepōhua starts with two sets of base pulses for each percussionist. By itself these simple rhythms are straightforward like metronome beats, but combined they reveal a more complex connection: incidentally they lead to moments that can be perceived as grooves. Most of these groovy moments flee instantly, only one standard Latin rhythm persists. Driven by sudden tempo shifts, the rhythmic feel of the music changes rapidly and sometimes stagnates in repeating patterns.
Merijn Bisschops