"Fuga del son - Score and Parts" Sheet Music by Thierry Pécou

$29.99 USD
 
Scored For: String Quartet
Composers: Thierry Pécou
Pages: 42
This product does NOT support transposition or digital playback
SKU: 483560
Publisher: Schott Music
Grade Level: Difficult What's this?
Series: Edition Schott
Publisher ID: Q17840

While Western polyphonic music achieved its pinnacle in the fugue, rhythmic polyphony of great complexity evolved in Cuba. It is particularly the “batá” (drumming music originating in the Afro-Cuban “Santería” cult), the “rumba” and the “son” (ancestor of the famous “salsa”) which have provided me with my inspiration. I employ the quartet in the manner of a drumming ensemble and each individual string corresponds to the sound of a particular drum. The quartet plays on scordatura open strings employing a rich palette of percussive playing techniques recreating the different types of drumming attacks. Thierry Pécou