Cricket Tala, by Aurél Holló
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- David Degge performs Cricket Tala by Aurél Holló
About the Piece:
Cricket Tala is composed for solo percussion and electronics in two movements. It was inspired by the sounds of cicadas and crickets from beautiful Italian region of Tuscany, as well as the playing of the iconic classical Indian tabla player, Shri Anthony Dass.
Part One serves as an introduction. Above an Indian tanpura drone, a slow melody emerges as a sampled dulcimer tremolo, accompanied by the vibraphone - shaping a gradual musical arc.
In Part Two, the percussionist moves to a colorful setup of drums complemented by wood, bamboo, metal, and glass instruments. Once the tape track begins, he speaks in simple konnakol patterns while playing rhythmic permutations over various metric cycles, (tala in Indian music). Cricket and cicada sounds mark the tala (Khanda Chapu 5/4, Misra Chapu 7/4, etc.) as the rhythmic phrases move through slower and faster iterations. After reaching a climax, there is a brief moment of rest in the musical process as the sound world transforms. Out of this hazy atmosphere, a fast dulcimer melody in the tape track signals the beginning of the final section. The pulsation of this virtuosic coda, accompanied by a variety of percussive effects and dulcimer samples, propels the music towards its ecstatic ending.
I want to say a huge thank you to David Degge for his dedicated and spirited support of this project, and inspiration by his dulcimer skills during the long period I worked on Cricket Tala. On top of that, his musical playing on the video is a superb performance of the piece as I imagined it. David, I am much obliged for all of these!
About the Composer:
Composer and percussionist Aurél Holló has been a fixture of the Hungarian musical community for over three decades. As a member of the award-winning Amadinda Percussion Group, he has given concerts in some of the most prestigious concert halls and music festivals all over the world. He is also a passionate educator; he has taught at the Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest’s premiere music high school, since 1996, and has conducted numerous masterclasses across Hungary and abroad. A consummate composer, Aurél has written percussion music for Amadinda and the Ju Percussion Group, the most famous of which include José / beFORe JOHN 5 and Gamelan Bound / beFORe JOHN 2, as well as several chamber works and transcriptions of classical and jazz music. His completion of Cricket Tala in 2017 marks his first composition for solo percussion to date.
About the Performer:
David Degge performs music for percussion instruments, hammered dulcimer, and voice, often all at the same time. His unique blend of vocal and instrumental colors has captivated audiences across the United States and abroad as he has brought the hammered dulcimer, a traditional folk instrument, into brand new musical settings as a soloist and chamber musician. He currently lives in New York City where he works as a freelance musician and teaches percussion in various capacities around the city and in the Hudson Valley, including faculty positions with the Bard Music Program and Bard Preparatory Division. He is a proud endorser of Vic Firth sticks and mallets.
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Mysterious, lovely fusion; intense and joyfully out-of-bounds... Thank you for opening up my ears!
Very outside of the box.
Lovely.
Keep being unique!
Damn, this is good! Part II is freaking fantastic!
part II bops
amazing.
nice. VERY nice...
nice!
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