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Marimba Primaveral de Guatemala is an eight-piece ensemble of Guatemalan musicians led by its founder, Domingo Martinez. In 1962, Domingo Martinez moved to Portland from his native Guatemala. As a child, Martinez started dancing to the marimba, the national instrument of Guatemala and one of the country’s oldest instruments, dating back to at least the 17th century and possibly introduced by Afro-Caribbean slaves in the previous century. The traditional marimba, which resembles an xylophone, consists of a long row of wooden bars with gourd resonators attached underneath; the whole thing is placed on a wooden stand. The more modern marimba has two rows of wooden bars, similar to the white and black keys on a piano. To play the marimba, musicians stand in front of the instrument and strike the bars with wooden mallets. Four or more people to play the marimba at the same time because of the instrument’s size and number of keys. According to Smithsonian Folkways, the marimba’s “catchy melodies, sentimental harmonies, and dance rhythms are the signature of Guatemala's national musical instrument that drew from the African, Indian, and Ladino (creole) roots of Central America's colonial past.” Marimba music was banned at times during both Spanish colonization and the Guatemalan Civil War (“la violencia”), and thus the instrument holds special significance for indigenous Mayan peoples as a symbol of cultural resistance. Martinez started Marimba Primaveral de Guatemala after seeing some African musicians playing marimbas in Portland. At the time, Martinez’s friend Antonio Diego, a master marimba player, taught him to play a little, and soon they filled out the band with additional musicians. Martinez

Works

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Compositional Action for violin, viola, cello, electric guitar, electric bass, two percussionists and piano (2013)
Premiere Tilburg 2013   EarPort
 

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A panoptic string quartet (2018/19)
Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW
UA Cologne 2019     EarPort
 

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Musical Essay about the limits of options, for electronic or mechanic keyboard (accordion) (2001)
Premiere Cologne 2003; about 11'    EarPort 

ABER...
A fantasy for organ solo (2009)
Premiere Essen 2010    Ricordi  
 

...Abschiede...
Kassandra-study for violin, viola and cello (1993)
Premiere Ravensburg 1993; 20'30''   Ricordi   Text
 

A·Duo
Fragments for clarinet and piano (2010)
Premiere Bielefeld 2010   Ricordi
 

Affiliert
Notes for flute (piccolo), clarinet (bass clarinet), trombone, violin, cello and piano (1989/90)
Premiere Bremen 1990; 14'    Ricordi
 

AirBags
for ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello) and 5 groups of harmonicas (or accordions, ca. 80-120 players) (2009)
Premiere Augsburg 2009; 12-13'    Ricordi
 

all is to be dared
for eight voices, electronic sounds and video (2020)
Partial Premiere Dresden 2020, video premiere 2021: here
 

... am Grunde der Moldau