Rubber Bands and Bouncing Football

Posted January 5th, 2008

Gosh, this piece... This piece is a highly designed work that was inspired by Ligeti's first etude, Désordre. The music has lots of algorithms and what have you and attempts to play with the musical notion of foreground and background. The three components:the string pizzicati, the piano right hand ostinato, and a rondo in the left hand. Each of those elements, depending on both dynamic and rhythmic arrangement, come into aural prominance. Think: Sound kaleidoscope.

 

The work was initially for trio, but was too hard and became a piano quintet. It got its first reading in the summer of '07 by the Flux Quartet and the Ostrava Days Festival. I wasn't able to get a recording so anyone wan to to christen it? Until then, we're left with this midi rendition.

 

The pic is by Paul Germain when we went to the Pittsburgh Auto Show some years back. Who knew there would be clowns?