Mas Fuerte

The piece is a study in non-pitched loudness, and reflects a strong Afro-Caribbean influence, specifically influences of Congolese dance music and the Costa Rican version of the Calypso. The transitions are very reflective of transitions found in Congolese drumming, that of dynamic culmination followed by metric changes.

Program Notes

Mas Fuerte, loosely translated, means "more loudness" or "more force." The title is the Spanish version of a rather clumsy working title, "Louder and…(louder and…)." The piece is a study in non-pitched loudness, and reflects a strong Afro-Caribbean influence, specifically influences of Congolese dance music and the Costa Rican version of the Calypso. The transitions are very reflective of transitions found in Congolese drumming, that of dynamic culmination followed by metric changes.

Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 1998
Number of Players: 6
Duration: 3:00
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Type: Sextet
Category: Percussion

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Instrumentation

Percussion 1 (2 timbales, bass drum, claves, snare drum)
Percussion 2 (large ride cymbal, large cowbell, 5 tom-toms, bass drum)
Percussion 3 (snare drum, hi-hat, bongos, small suspended cymbal, woodblock)
Percussion 4 (snare drum, bongos)
Percussion 5 (2 timbales, French cymbals, 5 woodblocks, bass drum, small suspended cymbal)
Percussion 6 (5 tom-toms, hi-hat, maracas, bass drum)