composer
Merijn Bisschops is an audiovisual artist (composer and photographer) from The Netherlands. He receives commissions by ensembles and festivals makes music for video art and short screenplays. Bisschops combines his ...
related works
Mosquito : from the Album for cello and piano / Merijn Bisschops
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello and keyboard instrument
Instruments:
vc pf
Butterfly II : for vibraphone solo, (1974) / Willem de Vries Robbé
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
vibr
Roundabouts : 4 pieces for 4 marimbas, 1981 / Joep Straesser
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
4mar
Red Bells of Joan Miró : for percussion ensemble / Maxim Shalygin
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Instruments:
4perc
composition
Tōtoltepōhua : for percussion duo / Merijn Bisschops
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