related works

Spheres : for acoustic guitar / Merijn Bisschops

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Guitar
Scoring: gtr

Fraktur : voor vijf slagwerkers, 1982 / Ivo van Emmerik

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 5perc

Red Bells of Joan Miró : for percussion ensemble / Maxim Shalygin

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 4perc

One Noon : for six percussionists / Willem Boogman

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 6perc

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