related works

Antipode I : for harpsichord and soundtrack / Merijn Bisschops

Genre: Multimedia
Subgenre: Harpsichord with multimedia
Scoring: cemb tape

Chorus : for percussion (6 players), 2002 / Jan Rokus van Roosendael

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 6perc

Boomerang : for piano, 2 congas and marimba / Julia Tsenova

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: pf 2cga mar

Percussion Trio : for three percussion players / Luc Van Hove

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 3perc

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