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CHAMBER WORKS

FOR VOICES

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For Upper Voices Choir & Piano
In this composition, the voices make
use of some sound effects (Tchi ki ti,
plam plim plom, Tcha ku ru tcha, etc.)
to recreate a.o. the typical instruments,
which accompany the Venezuelan
Duration: 7 min. national dance, the Joropo: The
Maracas (Latin-American rattles) and
Available here: the Cuatro (a kind of small guitar with
www.tinyurl.com/albertz-UE-P0259179 4 strings). The piano constantly
recreates the figurations of the
Venezuelan harp (another essential
instrument in the accompaniment of
the Joropo).
The music can be regarded as an
‘orchestration for voices’, where
contrapuntal elements play a
significant role. The melody frequently
switches from one voice to another,
like a pendulum, simulating a stereo
More information:
effect.
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