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Old Jun 23 2008, 4:17 PM
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Epilepsy

Wikipedia - Epilepsy

Epilepsy should not be understood as a single disorder, but rather as a group of syndromes with vastly divergent symptoms but all involving episodic abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

This is basically what I try to depict in my piece, Epilepsy.
So, as you'll notice, it follows no real structure or form, like an epileptic seizure. It uses harsh sounds, and there is actually a place where I, in an attempt to get the ugliest sound possible, place notes randomly on staves. A section uses multimetres, and there is an extensive use of ostinato almost throughout the piece. This is all in an attempt to keep it exciting, frantic, and unpredictable like a seizure.

It's for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, and 2 bassoons. The second bassoon doubles on contrabassoon for the majority of the piece, however.

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