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Cosmopolitan Gigue (Mixed Quartet)
SM-000162154
| Composer | Joseph Hasper |
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| Publisher | Jazz Charts Online |
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| Genre |
Classical / Chamber music
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| Instrumentation |
Piano, Violin, Snare drum, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Cymbals, Maracas, Tenor Drum |
| Scored for | Quartet |
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| Type of score | Full score |
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| Duration |
9'0" |
| Difficulty |
Advanced |
| Year of composition |
2012 |
| Description |
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The “Cosmopolitan” Gigue (for violin, piano, and two percussion) is modern, modal take on a Baroque gigue. It is “cosmopolitan” because it draws from both the French and Italian gigue styles. Both styles share the characteristics of compound duple meter (6/8 or 12/8); binary form (with each section repeated) ; a lively tempo; and characteristic rhythms. Full score (19 pages). Approx. 9'00" duration.
Violin
Piano
Percussion I (xylophone, maracas, 2 tenor drums, slapstick)
Percussion II (vibraphone, 3 suspended cymbals, snare drum)
"The harmonies throughout the piece are modal, based on the Lydian and Mixolydian modes, and the melodies reflect their modal basis as well—primarily F Lydian in the A section, and G Mixolydian in the B section. These tonalities are freely modulated, however, and freely combined with each other. The effect is a texture in which individual elements are clearly distinguishable as to their particular modes, but their combination (often resulting in all-pitch clusters on a mode) results in a shifting, ambiguous modality." |
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