Piano Montuño
William Susman
About this work:
This short piano work is a crystallization of Susman's obsession with Afro-Cuban rhythms combined with a variety of medieval compositional techniques (hocket and isorhythm) and number sequences (Fibonacci).
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Much of Susman's music of the 90s and beyond explore the repetitive rhythms heard in Afro-Cuban music. One such gesture is the montuño a repeated syncopated line or obligato often assigned to the piano which outlines the harmonic structure. Susman also uses medieval rhythmic and counterpuntal devices called hocket and isorhythm.
Year composed: 2004
Duration: 05:00:00
Ensemble type: Keyboard:Piano
Instrumentation: 1 Piano