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Album (Volume 1) : for cello en piano
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Cello en toetsinstrument
Bezetting:
vc pf
Turning Figure : for percussion / Lewis Nielson
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
perc
Piece ... of pizza : for percussion quintet, 1990 / Vanessa Lann
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
5perc
Red Bells of Joan Miró : for percussion ensemble / Maxim Shalygin
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
4perc
compositie
Tōtoltepōhua : for percussion duo / Merijn Bisschops
Overige auteurs:
Bisschops, Merijn
(Componist)
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