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The Bow Says​.​.​.

by Roche van Tiddens

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The music is an expression of the traditional isiXhosa bow music from South Africa as explained by Dave Dargie in his cassette tape, “Making and Playing your own Musical Bow”. The instruments, called the umhrubhe and uhadi respectively, are a bow with one string that is either tapped (uhadi) or bowed (umrhubhe). A resonator, the mouth with the umhrubhe, and a calabash with the uhadi, is used to focus on specific overtones. By changing the shape of the resonator, the different overtones are highlighted, and the player can thereby play a melody consisting of overtones. There are two fundamental tones: the open string, and a major second above the open string, played by pressing down one’s finger.

The music is composed for the Renaissance Harp and electronics. I worked with harpist, Michela Amici, to compose the part for harp.

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released September 26, 2022
Dave Dargie - Making and Playing Your Own Musical Bow
Michela Amici - Harpist
Commissioned by Gaudeamus Festival for the Nieuwe Noten Project in Collaboration with November Music and Grachtenfestival

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Roche van Tiddens South Africa

Roché has a fascination for nature and the sounds that occur in the African ‘bushveld’. His work stems from a close interaction with sound from natural environments.

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