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Three Javanese Songs: Hampelas - Charles T. Griffes (1884​-​1920)

from Interlocking Textures (2012) by Los Angeles Electric 8

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Composed by: Charles T. Griffes (1884-1920)
Arranged by: Felix Salazar

Charles T. Griffes was an American pianist and composer trained in the German Romantic style, yet strongly influenced by French Impressionism. In 1917, his gift for song cycles and interest in “oriental” music led to a collaboration with soprano and world-traveler, Eva Gauthier. Written for voice and piano, Three Javanese Songs was adapted from folk melodies that Gauthier collected in Java. Although Griffes arranged the pieces for Gauthier, she never did perform them. Nevertheless, Three Javanese Songs is one of the earliest examples of American compositions inspired by music from the Indonesian archipelago. This arrangement for octet further expands on Griffes’ inspiration, employing the rhythmic hockets found in the orchestral music of gamelan.

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from Interlocking Textures (2012), released August 12, 2012

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Los Angeles Electric 8 Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Electric 8 is a group of eight electric guitarists dedicated to revitalizing chamber music for a new generation of listeners.

The LAE8's repertoire spans the late Renaissance to the present day, ranging from the polychoral music of Giovanni Gabrieli to Igor Stravinsky’s Octet for Wind Instruments. Beyond re-imagining the traditional, LAE8 is devoted to playing new music.
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