Tournez, Tournez!

* Percussion: piano, tambourine, bongos, cabassa, claves, temple blocks and vibraslap.

About the piece
On the surface, “Tournez, Tournez!” is a piece about a carousel turning around, bedecked with colorful wooden horses. The riders are crying, “Turn around!” (“Tournez, tournez!”) “Turn a hundred times!” (“Tournez cent!”). Night soon falls, the merriment subsides, and the people go home. Then another day dawns (“Aurora calls”) , the carousel starts to turn, and excitement begins all over again! The percussion emulates the sounds of whirring machines and people scurrying about in a carnival atmosphere.

On a deeper level (if one reads the rather lengthy “Chevaux de bois” poem) I the text is a commentary on the self-imposed chaos of much of our lives - just going around in never ending circles, while still desiring to do more (“go faster”) ! Life slows down just long enough for sleep, and the next morning the frenzy begins allover again in this foolish circus of life.

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