Ian Wilson: 'Heaven lay close 1' (saxophone quartet & tabla) - Amstel Quartet & Niti Ranjan Biswas

'Heaven lay close I' (2008) is a work in four sections, each based on a traditional tabla rhythmic cycle. Each section also has a melodic content which, although original, seeks to evoke the spirit of the kind of music one normally associates with the tabla but now in a more Western, 'classical' context due to the presence of the quartet. The marriage of these two traditions results in a new, or neutral territory, where each tradition has been able to influence the musical outcome to a roughly equal degree.
The work was written with funds from an Arts Council of Ireland Artist Bursary. The performance on this recording is by the Amstel Quartet and Niti Ranjan Biswas (from "Amstel Raga", Amstel Records AR008, 2011).

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