http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFGvNxBqYFI
Australian Aboriginal Music: Song with Didgeridoo
Richard Walley
Australia "Aboriginals"
Didgeridoo
A little change up this week from the traditional prayer music. This sample is certainly in a minimalist vain, and therefor a perfect candidate for meditation, however, it is used for a secular and performance context as its performance practice. The piece was composed and performed by Richard Walley, and uses the Didgeridoo as a pedal tone and puffs of air as a rhythmic device. The whole piece seems to build much like a piece of classical music, to its climax around the golden mean point of 3:00 or so. I was totally blown away but all the different subtleties that could be achieved by one performer, including driving rhythm, overtone production, polyphony, and vocal noises.
I agree Greg that the amount that one instrument can do is quite mind blowing. I myself had the same experience this week when I discovered the "Sho" from Japan. We don't get these kind of instruments often here in the United States. I think it is so interesting that there are so many instruments out there that are capable of making so many complex sounds that we are unaware of.
ReplyDeleteYes! And your students will be, too, unless you do something to change their experiences...
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