Gebhard Ullmann
Afrika Variationen
Duration: 5'
Instrumentation details:
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
Afrika Variationen
Sample pages
Work introduction
The first scetches of this composition go back to the late 80s. Back than - after returning from a tour through Eastern Africa - I wrote down a melody in Gb major pentatonic and in 12/8. It went through many metamorhosises till I finally decided to completely revise it.
I came up with a new composition, new countermelodies, different keys and rhythms and other abstracting techniques using what Bertolt Brecht called Verfremdungseffekt.
Originally meant to be an encore for a string quartet when performing my string quartet music it turned out to be a beautiful piece of its own.
(the sound sample is included to give you an idea.
It is a demo version as being played by Sibelius)