Machu Picchu

by G H Richardson

A Peruvian interlude

This started as an exercise in Latin American rhythm and having built up a reasonably attractive rhythm on 4 voices it seemed appropriate to fit a tune into it - almost any tune would have done since the rhythm is attractive enough itself. Choosing Panflute for the tunes was a happy accident and gives it a haunting aspect which reminded me of Peru and its hidden cities - hence the title. You will find that the rhythm forms a good base for almost any tune you care to put to it.
 

Source: AMPLINEX M13 disk, file $.MACHU


Published in AMPLINEX M13, September 1989