Las Vacas (Eijkhout, Victor)

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Publisher Info. Victor Eijkhout
Performers Victor Eijkhout, recorders
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Performer Pages Papalin (recorder ensemble)
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7 more: Alto 2 • Tenor 1 • Tenor 2 • Tenor 3 • Bass 1 • Bass 2 • Great bass

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General Information

Work Title Las Vacas
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Composer Eijkhout, Victor
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IVE 11
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Modern
Instrumentation 8 recorders: AATTTBBGb

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"Las Vacas" is a set of variations, based loosely on the renaissance ground bass by the same name. The opening states the descending bass line, starting on A and finally ending on D, but after a few variations an F appears under the opening A, changing the tonality. Yet a few variations later, a B-flat is put under the F and A, leading to a chord that is anachronistic by several centuries. The final variations turn the bassline upside down, going from D up to A.

While the chord structure of this piece is sometimes far removed from the renaissance idiom, the variations end almost invariably on open fifths, maintaining the archaic feel.