Carlos Perón Cano

My review:

"Raudo", as its name indicates, it is a minimalist work with a fast character.

Throughout the entire piece, the left hand repeatedly plays a rhythmic cell of three measures, with four different variations (the only difference between each of them is the last note), always executed in the same order (this succession can only be breaks at the repeat bar and at the coda).

One of the most striking aspects of the work is that, in those asymmetric bars (5/8) or that can be grouped (or subdivided) in two different ways (3/4 = 6/8), the composer asks that one of the two hands carries a different rhythmic subdivision (or grouping) from the other.

Thus, in the case of 3/4, while the left hand plays the eighth notes: Ta-da, Ta-da, Ta-da; the right executes them: Ta-da-da, Ta-da-da. In the case of 5/8, the left hand plays: Ta-da-da, Ta-da; while the right: Ta-da, Ta-da-da.

Of course, this is not a novelty in contemporary music, although it produces a curious effect, as if one wanted to break the psychological sensation of rhythm.

About the composer:

Carlos Perón Cano is one of the most prolific Spanish composers. He has recently reached his 1000th work.

You can read his biography here.

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