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Argoru I

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Product number: ED 30022
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Description

The word argoru comes from the Ghanaian Twi language and means "to play." ARGORU I for piano is the first in a series of virtuoso pieces for solo instruments, including cello, flute, viola, bass clarinet, alto flute, marimba, vibraphone and snare drum. To play ARGORU I, the performer must be prepared to explore complex rhythmic and melodic gestures and sudden shifts of dynamics and range. The melodic lines bounce along like atonal jazz riffs, violently interrupted by clusters that serve as tonal pillars. The material is precisely notated until it climaxes in a burst of controlled improvisation. An intellectually rigorous work, ARGORU I nevertheless maintains a playfulness and spontaneity. ARGORU I was composed for pianist Lea Bissell and was premiered on May 1, 1970 in Sprague Memorial Hall at Yale University.
– Laura Gordy (2009)

More Information

Title:
Argoru I
for piano
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music Corporation
Year of composition:
1970
Duration:
6 ′
World Premiere:
May 1, 1970 · New Haven, CT (USA)
Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University
Lea Bissell, piano

Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Lea Bissell
Title:
Argoru I
for piano
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1970
Duration:
6 ′
World Premiere:
May 1, 1970 · New Haven, CT (USA)
Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University
Lea Bissell, piano

Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Lea Bissell
Title:
Argoru I
for piano
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music Corporation
Year of composition:
1970
Duration:
6 ′
World Premiere:
May 1, 1970 · New Haven, CT (USA)
Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University
Lea Bissell, piano

Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Lea Bissell

Technical Details

Product number:
ED 30022
ISMN13:
979-0-60001-055-4
ISBN13:
978-1-4234-8888-0
Product number:
ED 30022
ISMN13:
979-0-60001-055-4
ISBN13:
978-1-4234-8888-0
UPC:
884088466572
Weight:
0,08 kg
Product number:
ED 30022 Q42081
ISMN13:
979-0-60001-055-4
ISBN13:
978-1-4234-8888-0
Pages:
13
File format:
(PDF / 1,25 MB)

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  • Argoru I
    March 10, 2016 | Brooklyn, NY (United States of America) , Roulette Intermedium
  • Argoru I
    May 1, 1970 | New Haven, CT (United States of America) , Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University — World Premiere
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