Score
x, y : for percussion ensemble / Alan Lawrence.
Library shelf no. Q 785.6814/LAW 1 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
"x,y" for percussion ensemble, is a work in three movements. The
thematic and harmonic substance of the piece is derived from a
five-note motif which, with its transposed inversion, provides a
ten-note set. Two pitches are left unaccounted for and these
fulfil a pivotal role between the two five-note sub-sets. Four
rhythmic motifs,
based on the note sets, interact in complex juxtapositions, often
on differing metrical bases.
The title was suggested by the idea in linguistics of a metonymic
x-axis in relation to a metaphorical y-axis. This proposes that
the spoken or written word, and the correlation of words within a
chosen mode of expression, exist in an important relationship to
the many rejected alternatives which, existing on a y-axis,
provide an 'unspoken' weight of significance to the chosen words
- the x-axis.
The last movement of the piece (actually written first)
investigates this interplay of 'possible' and 'actual'.
Work Details
Year: 2005
Instrumentation: Drum kit plus 3 percussion (4 players in all).
Duration: 20 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: In 3 movements.
Commission note: Commissioned by Isorhythmos Percussion Ensemble with funds provided by Arts Queensland.
First performance: by Isorhythmos Percussion Ensemble — Sep 05. ABC Studios, Brisbane
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