related works

Mosquito : from the Album for cello and piano / Merijn Bisschops

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Cello and keyboard instrument
Scoring: vc pf

Percussion Trio : for three percussion players / Luc Van Hove

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 3perc

Toccata : for 2 xylophones and 2 marimbas, 1979 / Henk de Vlieger

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 2xyl 2mar

Molot : for marimba solo / Ig Henneman

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar

composition

Tōtoltepōhua : for percussion duo / Merijn Bisschops

Other authors:
Bisschops, Merijn (Composer)
Description:
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