The value in writing a complex rhythm such as, say, a dotted quarter followed by a dotted eighth followed by a dotted sixteenth, is not for the exactitude of the performance but for the communication to the performer that these are all notes of diminished length that should feel like dotted notes. That is: notes that have not-quite-finished and are expecting another note to rhythmically appear just before the end of their time.
Continue reading String Quartet No. 1 – Pausing the first movement, beginning the second, stealingHercules Against the Moon Men (1964)
String Quartet No. 1 – Approaching chamber music
After finishing the symphony and writing nearly every day for nine months, I felt a loss. I quickly moved to getting the audio cleaned up in Dorico and so the loss was brief. Finishing the audio, I enjoyed resting for about a week before feeling restless again and so, not wanting to force anything but wanting to get back to writing, I waited for inspiration.
Continue reading String Quartet No. 1 – Approaching chamber musicFerneyhough interviewed by Andreyev, part 2, 0:32-1:15 of 1:39
First part here. Second part here.
Continue reading Ferneyhough interviewed by Andreyev, part 2, 0:32-1:15 of 1:39Symphony No. 1 – YouTube playlist
I finished the audio mixed in Dorico and added the music to YouTube. The music, image, and titles were created with the Movavi Video Editor. Each movement is a separate video, with the full symphony collected in a playlist.
The cover is a painting that I purchased back in late 2012 by Chris Strawbridge titled “Yoru (Night)”. It was the first abstraction in my collection and still one of my favorites.