The Drop That Contained the Sea
Title: The Drop that Contained the Sea
Performer(s): Angel City Chorale, Kardeş Türküler, Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, Soweto Gospel Choir, Nominjin, Dulce Pontes, Roopa Mahadevan, Anonymous 4, Schola Cantorum, Soweto Gospel Choir
Culture: United States, Turkey, Bulgaria, South Africa, Mongolia, Portugal, Ancient Greece, Norway, Uganda
Instruments: Male voices, female voices, and western orchestra.
"The Drop That Contained the Sea" is a excellent example of newly-composed world music. Campbell (2004) states that this type of music can and should be created as long as the composer studies the inspiring music amply and throughly and respects the tradition of the culture.
Christopher Tim does an outstanding job using his inspirations from 10 different world music traditions, and featuring traditional music ensembles, to create a story about the natural flow of water on the Earth; from the melting snow to oceans. Mr. Tin's writing is both a conservation of world music and an extension on each of the ten traditional musics.
I use the composition with my high-school students to give examples of some of the activities, such as groove, interlocking parts, theme, scale, and timbre, Campbell (2004) describes for make creating world music.
Instruments: Male voices, female voices, and western orchestra.
"The Drop That Contained the Sea" is a excellent example of newly-composed world music. Campbell (2004) states that this type of music can and should be created as long as the composer studies the inspiring music amply and throughly and respects the tradition of the culture.
Christopher Tim does an outstanding job using his inspirations from 10 different world music traditions, and featuring traditional music ensembles, to create a story about the natural flow of water on the Earth; from the melting snow to oceans. Mr. Tin's writing is both a conservation of world music and an extension on each of the ten traditional musics.
I use the composition with my high-school students to give examples of some of the activities, such as groove, interlocking parts, theme, scale, and timbre, Campbell (2004) describes for make creating world music.
Hi Cortney. I love this work by Christopher Tin as well. It does exactly as you say it does regarding your Campbell reference. I think Mr. Tin has to be studious and respectful of the cultural music utilized, especially when you look at some of the performing groups brought in to record this masterwork, and some of these groups only add to his efforts to keep things as authentic as possible. Would this performance be just as effective if done by those not of the ten cultures you mentioned? If so, how would you go about making this happen if it were under your direction?
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