Musicometry I (2004)
Clarinet and tape
6:37
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Program Notes
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From Bach to Stockhausen, improvisation and composition have been inextricably linked. One of the most important current advocates of improvisation in composition is the clarinetist, Esther Lamneck, who has recently integrated improvisation with fixed medium electronic music compositions, including my works Mappaemundi and Doctrine of Chances. In her initial improvisations that formed the basis of Musicometry I, I found that her playing reflected the measure of such important qualities of my musical language as timbral texture, rhythmic gesture, pitch contour, and harmonic structure. Using these improvisations as the compositional basis of Musicometry I, I similarly sought to represent the measure of these qualities that I found in her own playing. The result is a truly collaborative work, in which the performer and composer adopt the essential aspects of the musical language of the other, as expressed in the dedication: “To, from, and for Esther Lamneck.”
Recording: Performed by Esther Lamneck, clarinet. From the New Music from Iowa CD, Monsterology, on Albany Records, TROY 900 and the Esther Lamneck CD, Cigar Smoke, on Innova Recordings, Innova 163.
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