The Non-Hierarchical Rhythmical Language of Ngeche for Piano and Electronics.
In this article composition strategies used for the work Ngeche for Piano and Electronics by Johannes Kretz are presented. An approach of 'simplified constraint programming' was developed in order to allow the fusion of traditional African music from the Aka pygmies with contemporary western writing...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Music Review Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 167 - 180 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2009
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| Sumario: | In this article composition strategies used for the work Ngeche for Piano and Electronics by Johannes Kretz are presented. An approach of 'simplified constraint programming' was developed in order to allow the fusion of traditional African music from the Aka pygmies with contemporary western writing techniques and to create a musical language, which is similar to linguistic structures found in riddle games of the Kenyan Luo tribe. |
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