I just completed “Orbits”, the viola and piano piece I described in my previous post. Check out a score sample here! The tempo sequence (in beats per minute) is 100-120-80. The transitions for the first two are: 100 to 120: eighth note quintuplets become eighths (page 3) 120 to 80: dotted quarters become quarters (pages [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Nancarrow meets the Discovery Channel?
Posted: July 12, 2009 in Current ProjectsTags: nancarrow, orbits
I was watching some astronomy show on the Discovery Channel recently, and suddenly a bunch of ideas popped into my mind for a viola and piano piece I’m working on. First was the obvious: slow, expansive lines and open, sonorous harmonies from a distance. That was the easy part. The show was actually about the [...]
