Piece for two drummers or, if you like, percussionists.
First plays 3 tom toms, second plays a snare drum, a
bass drum and a isolated stroke on a cymbal's bell as
the final note of the whole piece! The piece is based
on and weaved around the rhythmic pattern of the so
called 'talanton' in Greek, a monastic tradition in
Orthodox monasteries used as a call or summon for
church services. Polyrythmic effects as well as
percussion techniques abound. The audio file is but a
minimum playback to hear th...(+)
Piece for two drummers or, if you like, percussionists.
First plays 3 tom toms, second plays a snare drum, a
bass drum and a isolated stroke on a cymbal's bell as
the final note of the whole piece! The piece is based
on and weaved around the rhythmic pattern of the so
called 'talanton' in Greek, a monastic tradition in
Orthodox monasteries used as a call or summon for
church services. Polyrythmic effects as well as
percussion techniques abound. The audio file is but a
minimum playback to hear the rhythms correctly, but not
the timbres and nuances of the piece.
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