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
Antipode I : for harpsichord and soundtrack / Merijn Bisschops
Genre:
Electronische Muziek
Subgenre:
Klavecimbel met elektronica
Bezetting:
cemb tape
Marimba phase + : for two marimbas / Florian Wittenburg
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
2mar
Clear day : for vibraphone solo, 1978 / Willem de Vries Robbé
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
vibr
Striking in the Tornado : for percussion quartet / Leung Chi Hin
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Slagwerk
Bezetting:
4perc
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