related works

Spheres : for acoustic guitar / Merijn Bisschops

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Guitar
Scoring: gtr

Raindance : for 2 bodypercussionists, 2004 / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 2bodyperc

Between : for percussion quartet and tape, 1997 / Michel van der Aa

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 4perc tape

Subdivision X : for percussion duo / Florian Wittenburg

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

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