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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...

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Published in:Contemporary Music Review Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 167 - 180
Main Author: Kretz, Johannes
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2009
Subjects:
Piano music
Kretz, Johannes
Music & language
Musical composition
African music
Africa
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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.