There survives a 1904 recording of Saint-Saëns playing his own Opus 89 fantasy titled for this location. For 10 points each:
[10h] Identify this location whose namesake style of polyrhythmic percussive pianism, which developed in the late 20th century, titles a 2022 album by Rebeca Omordia.
ANSWER: Africa [accept African pianism]
[10m] Omordia’s African Pianism opens with a piece in this form based on Egun melodies. This is the form of Frederic Rzewski’s (“ZHEFF-skee’s”) The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, which is based on a Chilean protest song.
ANSWER: theme and variations [accept Egun Variations; reject “variation”]
[10e] A visit to Ghana inspired this Western minimalist composer’s piece Drumming, in which a 12/8 (“twelve-eight”) ostinato phases in and out of rhythm. He used similar techniques in Clapping Music and It’s Gonna Rain.
ANSWER: Steve Reich [or Stephen Michael Reich]
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