Khanda Taiko
Date Composed: | 2004 |
Composer: | Heidi Chan |
Arrangement: | Heidi Chan |
Premiere Performance: | October 16, 2004 – Hart House Theatre |
Recording Title: | Kiro CD |
This piece incorporates various structural principles of the Karnatic (South Indian) rhythmic system into the taiko idiom. The solos are played over a fixed 5-beat cycle (Khanda tala).