The Return of Gran Yumba
General Info
Publisher: Dutch Music Partners
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 00:06:30
Cost: €99.50
Instrumentation
Player 1: Xylophone
Player 2: Marimba 1
Player 3: Marimba 2
Player 4: Vibraphone
Player 5: Glockenspiel & Triangle & Cymbals
Player 6: Snare Drum
Player 7: Wood Blocks & Bongos
Player 8: 4 concert Tom Toms
Player 9: Drum Kit
Player 10: Timpani
Player 11: Tambourine & Guiro
Player 12: Bass Drum
Description
The Return of Gran Yumba is a musical piece written for percussion ensemble, having found its inspiration in the well-known "Yumba" rhythmical effect, so representative of such a characteristical musical genre as Argentine tango. The creation of this musical resource YUMBA is sometimes attributed to an Argentine musical master, Osvaldo Pugliese (1905-1995), who is said to have used it quite frequently to the point of having composed a renowned piece called "La Yumba" in 1947. The term "yumba" itself has no real meaning, neither is it at all related to any American or African indigenous language, as it might be thought. It is only its onomatopoeic sonority what makes it significant to this context."YUM" represents the first tempo, pretty accentuated and staccato, while "BA" is the second tempo, very weak and legato. Each instrument in the piece has its peculiar way to create the rhythm of "yumba". The harmonious instruments accentuate the chords in first tempo, and in the second tempo they play one or a few musical notes in a very grave tone, and some others make a sort of portamento effect towards a new strong tempo called "el arrastre". The name, "The Return of Gran Yumba", could inspire to the audience something like the return of a "monster".
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Small Percussion Ensemble
Coming Back - Percussion Sextet
Large Percussion Ensemble
Anda Rondando un Malambo - Percussion 11
Antiplano - Percussion 16
Galapagos, the Revealed Truth - Percussion 18
Hay Joda en el Patio - Percussion 12
Milonga (Milongueado a Golpa) - Percussion 16
The Return of Gran Yumba - Percussion 12
The Travelling Phantom - Percussion 12
Wake up Momo! - Percussion 19
When Sun Shines Over Los Andes - Percussion 19