https://eidon.bandcamp.com/track/sh-stvie A ceremonial scherzo for three pianos, three drum kits, double bass, marimba and orchestral percussion. Shéstvie (Шествие) is a Russian word meaning procession, cortege, or ceremonial march. It evokes the image of a group advancing together, often with solemnity and dignity. Also used ironically, to denote e.g. someone walking with an exaggerated sense of importance. The image I use is "Chariots with Court Ladies", Egypt, New Kingdom, Amarna Period (ca. 1347-1330 BCE) Court ladies taking part in a royal procession stand in light chariots, as their drivers race to keep up with the royal family in their chariots. www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544889 As I mentioned in another piece, "Of Gods and Horses" (eidon.bandcamp.com/track/of-gods-and-horses), I see a striking resemblance between depictions of Egyptian horses like these and the Horse God of the Takehara Kofun in Japan. The relief at the Met dates to the reign of Akhenaten. The House of Ra’nufer, whose doorpost inscriptions first sparked the comparison, stood in Akhetaten, the capital Akhenaten founded, so the two works belong to the same brief span of years in which the city was inhabited. Have you ever read Daijirō Morohoshi’s manga "The Dark Myth"? Highly recommended... #music #manga #MorohoshiDaijiro #theDarkMyth @composers@fedigroups.social @minimalism@mastodon.ml #bandcampfriday