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polytonal? where? i don't hear.
the rhythmic variations are not enough - well, the real problem is my complexity guage is out of whack.
lapping waves. the only constant pulse i get is a quarternote pulse, which seems too fast to be waves.
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I suppose it's not strictly polytonal - I only mean it modulates through a bunch of keys, shifting its tone center as it goes, without ever really returning to the original.
The whole lapping waves thing comes across in performance, because with consonants, the quarter note pulse is much more emphasized - the whole idea of the pulse isn't each pulse as a wave - it's more the sound when you're standing on a cliffed beach - a wave will hit close by, and roll down the beach - and as it rolls, the cliffs echo the sound - so you wind up with a pulse of sound over a sustained sound.
It's true, the rhythmic variations don't seem all that different - and they aren't - though when the piece is taken molto rubato, it becomes a little bit more varied in texture - not to mention the feeling of individual waves is introduced by the separated phrasing.
Keep in mind, also, that this is an early work, and I feel (and hope) that my work has become more complex and sophisticated in the meantime.
Thank you for the critique - I'll work on making those features clearer.
Dec 8 2005, 4:40 AM
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