[Julio
Racine]
The
Haitian composer, arranger and flutist Julio Racine (b. 1945)
is profiled at AfriClassical.com. Dr. Christine Gangelhoff provides
a link to The
International Journal of Bahamian Studies, Vol. I,
http://journals.sfu.ca/cob/index.php/files/issue/view/30:
One
of the Haitian composers featured in Vol. I is Julio Racine:
“The
works of Haitian composer Julio Racine clearly display a
folk-inspired compositional style. Unlike other composers who
incorporate folk elements in a melodic manner, Racine relies more on
rhythmic aspects to develop themes.
“I
use rhythmic development in my music, because Haitian music is
essentially rhythmic. In fact most every instrument in folk is a
one-pitch instrument, which tells you it's mainly rhythmic (J.
Racine, personal communication, July 2011).
“In
his work, Tangente au Yanvalou for flute and piano, Racine
invokes the folkloric rhythms of the Yanvalou. He manipulates
the meter to suggest the folk rhythm: sometimes it will miss one
step, sometimes it will have one step too many, until it finally
becomes the Yanvalou (Racine, 2011).”
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