The Toccata for Percussion Instruments, was written by the twentieth-century Mexican composer Carlos Chávez. It is among his most popular compositions. The composition is written for six musicians pla
Portrait of Carlos Chávez by Carl van Vechten (1937)
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Stan Vanderbeek was an American independent animator, experimental filmmaker, and art theoretician known for his collage works and his early use of the digital computer as a creative medium. His Movie
Toccata for Percussion Instruments (Chávez)
…of accents, sounds, and nuances." Toccata for Percussion Instruments was used as music accompaniment for the experimental film See Saw Seams (1965) by Stan Vanderbeek. In 1983, Jiří Kylián choreographed a ballet, Stamping Ground, to Chávez's Toccata…
Stan Vanderbeek in front of his Movie Drome theater at Stony Point, New York