Matanga (in memoriam Ton de Leeuw) - Part 2

You are listening to part 2 of 'MATANGA' (in memoriam Ton de Leeuw) for solo guitar, composed by Annette Kruisbrink and played by the Belgian guitarist Véronique van Duurling. Matanga is based on three instruments from India: a. Tanpura (a drone instrument usually having four strings) In Matanga, the following 3 tunings are used: eaaA daaA eg#aaA b. Sitar (string instrument), with its typical "meend", i.e. lateral deflection of the string (~) c. Tabla (a pair of drums) and the way how to learn to play this instrument; the teacher speaks syllables, the pupil imitates on the tabla. In Matanga: 12Dhin / Dhin / Da Ge / Ti re ki te / Tu / Na Kat / Ta / Ta Ke / Ti re ki te / Dhin / Na 7Tin Tin Na Dhin Na Dhin Na Visit the composers website to purchase the score and CD of 'Matanga'.