{"title":"Sheet music composed by Vasco Mendonça (1977-)","description":"Vasco Mendonça (1977-) is a composer from Portugal.","products":[{"product_id":"mendonca-play-off-leduc","title":"Mendonça: Play-Off","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/vasco-mendonca\"\u003eVasco Mendonça (1977-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePercussion Quintet\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Play-Off (2021)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790046309977\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 104\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlay-Off\u003c\/em\u003e, composed in 2021 and commissioned by Drumming GP, is a 12-minute-long percussion quintet with four movements organised in pairs. Movements 1 and 3 are conceived as processions, whereas Movements 2 and 4 are fast toccatas for mallet-tuned instruments (vibraphone and marimba). The piece's title is an ironic reference to the term used for a series of games in sports competitions, typically at the end of a regular season, designed to determine that season's winner. Besides being present at various levels in the musical discourse throughout the piece, this association between musical performance and game-playing also adds a choreographic element to it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alphonse Leduc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43671961239631,"sku":"AL30997","price":80.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/50e196963d7dd4fdf2bb2dcd2edc29cd.jpg?v=1760033607"},{"product_id":"mendonca-three-memos-leduc","title":"Mendonça: Three Memos","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/vasco-mendonca\"\u003eVasco Mendonça (1977-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set of Performance Scores\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePercussion I, Percussion II\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Three Memos (2021)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790046309960\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 36\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Memos\u003c\/em\u003e is a 7-minute-long piece for percussion duo, commissioned by Drumming GP, and premiered at the Évora Percussion Festival on October 5, 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConceived as a compositional study for percussion, it functions as a musical notebook, with each of its three movements (or ‘memos') focusing on a particular technical issue of performance and adopting it as a compositional premise: Movement I (‘On Counting and Quiet') invites the performers to share a constantly changing rhythmical pattern, which is meant to be perceived in the texture through the precise use of dynamics; Movement II (‘On Silent and Irrational Rhythm') opposes resonating and muffled attacks – highlighting the rhythmic consequences of the absence of sound – in multi-pulsing measures; Movement III (‘On Quickness and Precision') presents both subtle speed changes in similar musical gestures and a central section in which the two parts share the same musical cells, constantly alternating between unison and imitation. The deliberate timbral and material restriction in the piece serves the purpose of clarifying each particular musical issue addressed in every movement – its rarefaction underlining the delicate character of the piece. This economy of means is mirrored in the instrumental setting, which requires the performers to share the instrumental setup. Both decisions were made to create an atmosphere of concentration in both the musical and the physical gestures – allowing the performative element to complement the nature of the musical proposal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alphonse Leduc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43672001675343,"sku":"AL30996","price":50.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/a500881a67558759496d32014990a2d0.jpg?v=1760033849"},{"product_id":"vasco-aphasia-leduc","title":"Vasco: Aphasia","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/vasco-mendonca\"\u003eVasco Mendonça (1977-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePercussion, Electronics\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aphasia (2021)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790046309953\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.9\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eAphasia is a 12-minute-long piece for multi-percussion and electronics, commissioned by Spanish percussionist Miquel Bernat (of the Ictus Ensemble). According to the US Aphasia Association, the word aphasia refers to a medical condition defined as ‘an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write'. According to the same source, Wernicke's Aphasia is a particular form of aphasia in which ‘the ability to grasp the meaning of spoken words is chiefly impaired, while the ease of producing connected speech is not much affected.' This results in a form of communication that is apparently articulate and fluent, but nevertheless lacks a coherent or clear content. It appears as a simulation of communication, rather than a real exchange. The use of a physiological reference as poetic inspiration was suggested both by the premise of the commission (which included the performer's interest in incorporating choreographic elements into the piece) and by my personal interest in the subject of organic processes as models for creation. Furthermore, the idea of a rhythmical flow, independent of content - as it appears in the context of ritual music (in this particular case, the Ewe bell rituals from Ghana, a form of ritual music typically associated with dance) seemed appropriate to highlight the non-verbal nature of musical communication, and therefore to focus on the signifier component of speech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alphonse Leduc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43695694020687,"sku":"AL30995","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/2b89c389f6aee2680d01b65268e44376.jpg?v=1760560899"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/collections\/vasco-mendonca.oembed","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}