Open Spaces I

Title.: Open Spaces I
Author: Emmanuel Tanka Fonta
13 Digit ISBN: 978-0-9688974-6-1 | ISBN: 0-9688974-6-0
Subject: Musicology, Ethnomusicology & Performance 
Instrumentation: Duos | Trios | Mixed Ensembles Category: Concert / Educational
Category : Concert
Genre : Traditional African / Jazz / Improvizational
Duration : N/A
Difficulty : Difficult/professional (Grades 7-8+)
Add Info : Score, Parts, CD, 30cm; Spiral bound
Areas of Interest: Musicology, Ethnomusicology & Performance 
       
    
Notes:
A collection of original study & performance works for trios, quartets, quintets and small ensembles. An exposition on fusion work, jazz and contemporary music, combining elements and themes from Central African music and Western Jazz. Integrating eloquent and unique orchestration, complex rhythmic and polyphonic structures and forms. Themes and rhythmic movements, woven around the music of the Bamoums of the Western grass field regions of Cameroon, music of the Betis, the Bassa and other ethnic groups in Cameroon Includes works for Vibraphones, Cello and Acoustic bass.