Located in the UK
Located in the USA
Located in Europe
- Gabriela Lena Frank
Escaramuza (2010)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
- timp.4perc/hp.pf/str
- 9 min
- 20th June 2025, Hollister High School, Hollister, MO, United States of America
Programme Note
Composer note:
Escaramuza, which signifies "skirmish" in the Spanish language, is inspired by the kachampa music of Andean Perú. Celebrating the pre-Hispanic Inca warrior, the kachampa dance is executed by athletic men who convey a triumphant, even joyful, spirit. Inspired by the kachampa dances done with fast-snapping ropes that I've witnessed in Perú, especially in Paucartambo during the Virgen de la Carmen festival, I've created a brightly chiseled romp in an asymmetrical 7/8 rhythm that is launched after an extended bass drum solo. Through most of Escaramuza, no section of the ensemble is allowed to rest for long, maintaining the high energy typical of kachampas.
— Gabriela Lena Frank
Scores
Reviews
The 2010 Escaramuza is a six-minute explosion of sound and fury: pounding drums and angular, shifting rhythms.
9th July 2015