Dualités – Aïko Miyamoto

This work integrates several very opposite characters trying to describe the feelings of the composer confronted with the melting pot of two very different cultures.

It begins in an atmosphere influenced by Zen.

One can also recognize rhythms from Japanese drums (wadaiko) as well as more binary rhythms influenced by the West.

Nomenclature: Pedal bass drum, four toms, two bongos.

“This is a musically interesting and technically challenging multiple-percussion solo with simple instrumentation.” (“Il s’agit d’un multi-percussion solo musicalement intéressant et techniquement difficile avec une instrumentation simple.”) Percussive Notes