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Bath, BA2 6UD. +44 (0)1225 313082
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3:10; energetic mixed-meter; staccato, accented, busy; piano
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Another multi-layered minimalistic piano piece, this one. I decided to play in strict time but not stick to a particular meter, so the parts stray from the normal 4/4 default and whilst mostly playing phrases in this meter do have a degree of randomness built in. The effect of this is to give a piece that has a strong sense of beat but a slightly wayward quality as well. The parts were improvised but tonally centred (as opposed to my more abstract improvisations) and really just play around with different accents, each responding to the pushes and pulls of the other.
Each layer focuses in a different register, with a slight degree of overlap, to create extra ambiguity and rhythmic interest. As it is physically possible that all this could be played at one time on one instrument, I've kept to one piano sample (whereas I'll often use different pianos where more than one instrument is implied).
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Composer's Blog
Another multi-layered minimalistic piano piece, this one. I decided to play in strict time but not stick to a particular meter, so the parts stray from the normal 4/4 default and whilst mostly playing phrases in this meter do have a degree of randomness built in. The effect of this is to give a piece that has a strong sense of beat but a slightly wayward quality as well. The parts were improvised but tonally centred (as opposed to my more abstract improvisations) and really just play around with different accents, each responding to the pushes and pulls of the other.
Each layer focuses in a different register, with a slight degree of overlap, to create extra ambiguity and rhythmic interest. As it is physically possible that all this could be played at one time on one instrument, I've kept to one piano sample (whereas I'll often use different pianos where more than one instrument is implied).