Rhythmic Etude No. 2 (by Ernest Muzquiz)
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Rhythmic Etude No. 2 is a ten-minute percussion ensemble composition scored for seven percussionists using standard orchestral percussion instruments: two cowbells, temple blocks, triangle, gong, snare drum, suspended ctymbal, bongos, four concert tom-toms, four timpani and bass drum. This etude, composed in 1987, is a sequel to Rhythmic Etude No. 1 (1984). As Ernest Muzquiz states, "This work bears many similarities to that earlier composition (style, structure and instrumentation) but there are significant differences: (1) the predominant meter is 9/8; (2) this work includes a rhythmic fugue."
Rhythmic Etude No. 2 is exciting for both the players and the audience. Its continuous 8th-note pattern provides an obvious internal drive that holds one's attention. Even in the slower middle section the feeling of movement is apparent and provides a rhythmic bridge into the last section, which contains a grand fugue followed by a rousing ending of 9/8, 3/4 and 12/8.
--John Beck, Percussive Notes, June 1996
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Duration | 10:00 |
Instrumentation | 2 Cowbells, Temple Blocks, Triangle, Tam-tam, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal,Bongos, 4 Concert tom-toms, 4 Timpani, Bass Drum |
Level Suggestion | Intermediate-Advanced |