This work explores the counterpoint between the horizontal and vertical aspects of music. It begins with horizontal planes of pitched-rhythms that coalesce into a rhythmic matrix of harmonies. The planes then break from the horizontal, cutting through the matrix to create arpeggios and lining up vertically to create chords. This process liberates both the rhythmic and then melodic potentials of the materials. The tension created through the search for a middle-ground between the horizontal and vertical planes results in glissandi that form an increasingly important part in the musical texture.
First Performed: Ensemble Scintilla Divina September 11 2005 Scintilla Divina Festival Jena Germany,
credits
from TECTONIC: chamber music VII [2004-2008],
released October 30, 2012
Ensemble Scintilla Divina: Lindsay Vickery (clarinet), Matthew Jones (theorbo), Julie Sgarro (harp), Nadja Zwiener and Katharina Schumann - (violin), Donata Boecking (viola) and Hendrik Zwiener (cello).