Calusa Corn Dance
Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ TatePiece Duration: 1:09
About this Piece
Calusa Corn Dance is from a larger work written for the Apollo Quartet called MoonStrike, "commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and features American Indian stories. American Indian legends are very colorful and have a tendency to take twists and turns within the narrative.
Regarding the Moon, it is very consistent that the traditional tales involve trickster characters and competitions for ownership of this precious object. [The larger work] is bookended with an arrangement of a Calusa Corn Dance. For Southeast Indians, the Green Corn Dance took place during the annual, fall Harvest Moon." - Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate
Mixed Meter: This piece is in 7/8 time, grouped with 2+2+3 eighth notes in a bar
Oblique Motion: Violins’ melodic material moves up and down over the viola and cello’s ostinato
Rhythmic Pattern: There are two rhythmic patterns, notated here.
Decode these patterns with the rhythm syllables you use in class!
Ostinato: quarter, quarter, dotted quarter
Tempo: Allegro/Vivace
Notable Passages
Description:
Let's find the two rhythmic patterns, notated here!
- Decode the rhythmic patterns with the syllables you use in class
- Listen to the Notable Passage, watching each musician play
- Watch for who is playing Pattern 1, Pattern 2, or something else!
Keywords: Rhythmic Pattern , Rhythmic Pattern - Composition Technique