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That's because a lot of Hindustani music came from the Mughals, who were a Turkic people who later migrated into India - you'll find a lot of similarities in the modes that are used in Indian ragas and Turkish maqams, and in many countries in between. As someone of Indian origin with extended family who perform mostly Carnatic music (though I'm not an expert on it at all), the (Indian) tabla and jalataranga are used in a fairly idiomatic manner, and the first two movements - which are named after Carnatic musical forms - are more or less developed similarly to how they are in the actual tradition. As I mentioned, Cowell did spend a few months in then Madras (which the piece is named after), now Chennai, studying Carnatic music - he's not just writing after some vaguely "Eastern" style. It shows.
If you like this piece, you may also find interest in Colin McPhee's "Tabuh-tabuhan", based on Balinese gamelan music and similarly written by a composer who spent significant time studying that tradition: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PAm0Rvz9ESI.html
If you enjoy this piece, perhaps you might also be interested in Henry Cowell's Symphony No. 13 "Madras", based on elements from north and south Indian traditional music, which I have just uploaded as well. The link is below! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H2aQUHM_kXw.html
Neither! I love Rach, but when I'm writing my music, there's usually no other inspiration other than me. I wasn't listening to Rach around the time of writing this, either :)
Thx for sharing this rare orchestral score. I was looking for the "Ishavet" one, which is a real orchestral gem, do you have it at hand or any idea where I can find it ?
Unfortunately I don't know where it can be purchased, but you can check WorldCat for libraries where it's available - if you're affiliated with an academic institution, you could try to get the score through interlibrary loan. There appear to be three libraries that have it: LIBRIS in Stockholm, the Juilliard library in New York, and the Royal College of Music library in London. (See the WorldCat links below) Alternatively, if you're anywhere near those libraries, you could of course go ask in person. search.worldcat.org/title/938836825 search.worldcat.org/title/1113954945
3:45 - This effect had me almost capsizing on the chair for the surprise, I thought it was something sampled out, but instead it's all done with usual, "acoustic" instruments.
I sat amazed (I think both times I noticed were in the last movement) when I realized that a note that was started in one instrument was seamlessly picked up and continued by another. It was almost like transmutation, with the sound of violin becoming that of flute (for example) without any noticeable shift.
Here because of a fantasy story ("The Pagodas of Ciboure" by M. Shayne Bell) in which 10-year-old Ravel is cured of his leukemia by creatures from French legend called pagodas, which are composed of shards of porcelain. In the story they sing him well, and as an adult he bases some of his compositions (including this one) on their tinkling music.
Thank you! The Sibelius Academy library has so many rare scores by Nordic composers, unfortunately I'm neither a student nor living in Helsinki anymore so things get a bit more complicated...fortunately I had an hour or two to scan the 150+ pages of this one :)
For a complete playlist of selected Kaski piano works (as well as a few other works I may upload in the future), click here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P7c6pF6a_YU.html
Thank you very much for listening! If you want to hear more of Kaski's piano works, I have more score videos on this playlist: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P7c6pF6a_YU.html
