Details
- Format:
- Score Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Advanced
- Usages:
- School and Community
SKU: S9.Q17840
For string quartet. Composed by Thierry Pecou. This edition: score and parts. Score and parts. Duration 6 minutes, 30 seconds. Schott Music - Digital #Q17840. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q17840).While Western polyphonic music achieved its pinnacle in the fugue, rhythmic polyphony of great complexity evolved in Cuba. It is particularly the batá” (drumming music originating in the Afro-Cuban Santería” cult), the rumba” and the son” (ancestor of the famous salsa”) which have provided me with my inspiration. I employ the quartet in the manner of a drumming ensemble and each individual string corresponds to the sound of a particular drum. The quartet plays on scordatura open strings employing a rich palette of percussive playing techniques recreating the different types of drumming attacks. Thierry Pécou
"M’ont inspiré surtout la « batá » (musique pour tambour afro-cubain), la « rumba » et le « son » (ancêtre de la célèbre salsa). J’emploie le quatuor à la manière d’un ensemble de tambours dans lequel chaque corde correspond au son spécifique d’un des tambours." Thierry Pécou Commande du Quatuor Debussy.
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- Ensemble:
- String Quartet
- Publisher:
- Schott Music - Digital