After the Yoruba

Dale, Julian

Duration

2m 00s

Composed

1999

Instrumentation

Chamber

Scoring

vn, vc, pf

Availability

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About the work

This is a little fantasia on an ostinato rhythm and some melodic phrases borrowed from the music of the Yoruba in Nigeria. The emphasis is on rhythm and syncopation rather than the intricate harmony.

Technical notes

The piece is rhythmically fast, but conventionally and straightforwardly notated.