Kwadrofonik is a Polish band. The unusual combination of percussionists and pianists is the only such quartet in Poland and one of a few in the world.
Founded in 2005, they perform compositions from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Their music is inspired by composers like
Bartok,
George Crumb and
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled '' Sequenza''), and for his pioneering work ...
.
Through
improvisation and musical dialogues they make maximum use of the possibilities offered by two pianos and percussion. The instruments exchange functions almost
imperceptibly – the pianos become percussion instruments, while percussion instruments become the melodic ones.
For the arrangement of folk songs performed at the ninth Folk Music Festival
Nowa Tradycja (New Tradition) in 2006, the musicians were awarded the Grand Prix, an Award from the President of Warsaw and also one from the public – "Burza Braw" (Burst of Applause).
Discography
References
Polish folk groups
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