The didgeridoo is an ancient instrument of the Aborigines of Australia, but the discovery of its rhythmic and harmonic richness has only been in the West for a few years. This work gives all the essential advice needed to test, appreciate and buy a didgeridoo. The many exercises and sound samples given on the CD let you appreciate the acoustic qualities and playing potential of the didgeridoo. / Niveau : Débutant / Australian - Methods / Méthode / Didgeridoo

The Didgeridoo is an ancient instrument of the Aborigines of Australia but the discovery of its rhythmic and harmonic richness has only been in the West for a few years. This work gives all the essential advice needed to test appreciate and buy a Didgeridoo. The many exercises and sound samples given in the audio lets you appreciate the acoustic qualities and playing potential of the Didgeridoo. Audio download available online.

Pensé pour être un des instruments les plus vieux du monde à vent connu, le didgeridoo est unique pour le peuple autochtone de l'Australie. Didgs sont maintenant largement joué par des personnes qui souhaitent utiliser la capacité de l'instrument d'invoquer les images d'un passé tribal, grâce à leurs sons drones primal. / Didgeridoo / Cd

Work for Solo Percussion dating from 1983. Ruders writes: The extraordinary title is a typical example of Poul Ruder’s (b. 1949) peculiar and bizarre sense of humour - Ruders together with Hans Abrahamsen and Bo Holten being one of the most important names within new Danish music after the Nørgård-Holmgreen-Nørholm generation. Although Ruders is influenced by Holmgreen’s absurd simplicity he takes up an original place in new Danish music to which he has conveyed humour and liveliness as well as theatre and virtuosity. Quotations ‘found objects’ play an important part in Ruders’ music for instance in his chamber work MEDIEVAL VARIATIONS (1974) but the old material isbeing varied with adequate audacity and liveliness so as to yield new qualities not unlike Peter Maxwell Davies’ ’music on music’. ALARM is ‘a short shocker a kind of film soundtrack without the pictures’ based on the horror in victor Hugo’s THE BELL RINGER OF NOTRE DAME. To produce the right atmosphere of uneasiness and nervousness Ruders uses among other things the Balinese cymbal-machine ‘ching-ching’ and the snore of the ‘didjeridoo’ from Australia.

The Legend of the Shark that formed the Milky Way-A famous New Zealand legend recounts the story of the white shark ?Mãngõroa? who was placed in the heavens by the demi-god Maui to protect Maori tribes on Earth. The composer depicts rituals and several other aspects of the story using an optional didgeridoo singing and even shouting as special effects in this stunning new piece. A must-play for bands that fancy a nice challenge. Perfectly suited for thematic concerts or contests.

Par GABRIEL THOMAS. Die Idee zu der vorliegenden Messe entstand im Vorfeld des XX. Weltjugendtages Köln 2005. Um die ganze Welt – die ja Thema des Weltjugendtages ist – musikalisch in den Blick zu nehmen, sollten die fünf Ordinariumsgesänge mit den fünf Erdteilen in Verbindung gebracht werden. So entstanden ein europäisches Kyrie, ein südamerikanisches Gloria, ein asiatisches Credo, ein afrikanisches Sanctus und ein australisches Agnus Dei. Kompositorische Klammer ist die Missa mundi, eine uralte gregorianische Vertonung der liturgischen Texte, die sich als roter Faden durch alle fünf Messteile zieht. Das jeweilige Lokalkolorit wird mittels zusätzlicher Instrumente hergestellt: Panflöten, Charangosund Trommeln für Südamerika, eine Sitar für Asien, Trommeln für Afrika und ein Didgereedoo für Australien. Europa wird im Kyrie durch die Satztechnik im Stile Johann Sebastian Bachs, des größten europäischen Kirchenmusikers, repräsentiert./ Répertoire / Choeur, Gemeinde et Instrument Du Monde entier