Approximately four years ago, I wrote a collection of
pieces which developed motifs from Hoagy Carmichael’s
Star Dust, which I called "Star Dust: Reinvented". I
wanted to write a piece that would show the changes and
developments in my compositional style from then to
now.
For this piece I chose the motif that in vocal versions
of Star Dust would be ‘-ways reminding me that’
from the line ‘Always reminding me that we’re
apart’. This piece is influenced by Steve Reich’s
Nag...(+)
Approximately four years ago, I wrote a collection of
pieces which developed motifs from Hoagy Carmichael’s
Star Dust, which I called "Star Dust: Reinvented". I
wanted to write a piece that would show the changes and
developments in my compositional style from then to
now.
For this piece I chose the motif that in vocal versions
of Star Dust would be ‘-ways reminding me that’
from the line ‘Always reminding me that we’re
apart’. This piece is influenced by Steve Reich’s
Nagoya Marimbas, Clapping Hands and Music for Pieces of
Wood, Ivan Travino’s Into the Air and less
definitively, Pantar’s Calebasse Café. Although this
piece is not strictly in the ‘phase music’ style,
it is influenced by the idea.
The most difficult part of playing this would be the
stamina needed to keep playing without much breaks.
However, certain parts are repetitive, while others are
constantly changing. By having the players take turns
between repeating and changing, I hope I've made it
easier for the performers to keep concentration!
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