Michael Blake
WAYS OF THE DANCE for piano and marimba/vibraphone
Bardic Edition BDE943
For piano and marimba or vibraphone.
"When you track an animal you must become the animal. Tracking is like dancing; because your body is happy you can feel it in the dance and then you know that the hunting will be good."
This description of hunting by !Nqate Xqamxebe of the !Xo San (Bushmen) in the central Kalahari was the initial inspiration for Ways of the Dance. It tries to evoke something of the fragility of life for this sadly vanishing group of southern African inhabitants. Ways of the Dance was written for Ancuza Aprodu and Thierry Miroglio who gave the first performance on 24 May 2003 at Tage der Neuen Musik, Bamberg, Germany.
Two playing scores included.
Duration 15 minutes
"When you track an animal you must become the animal. Tracking is like dancing; because your body is happy you can feel it in the dance and then you know that the hunting will be good."
This description of hunting by !Nqate Xqamxebe of the !Xo San (Bushmen) in the central Kalahari was the initial inspiration for Ways of the Dance. It tries to evoke something of the fragility of life for this sadly vanishing group of southern African inhabitants. Ways of the Dance was written for Ancuza Aprodu and Thierry Miroglio who gave the first performance on 24 May 2003 at Tage der Neuen Musik, Bamberg, Germany.
Two playing scores included.
Duration 15 minutes
