for solo trombone, clarinet, violin, cello, accordion.
difficult, especially rhythmically. involves improvisation.
ca. 12'
2006.
Written for John Wriggle and Anti-Social Music.
grunt work for the avant-garde was written backwards. First I swiped the movement titles from a fund-raising letter I was folding at my job. Then I wrote the last movement. I took a snippet from the last movement and used that to write the third movement. Then I took a snippet from the third movement and used it to write the second movement. And so on. This piece is dedicated to John Wriggle. I dig his trombone and compositional stylings and tried to let that appreciation drive the decision making process in my piece. My former boss should also know that I appreciated all the grunt work.
Anti-Social Music recorded this piece for their 2011 release "Anti-Social Music Is the Future of Everything" on Peacock Recordings:
This work was a finalist in the 2010 Look and Listen competition.
It was also included in an NPR podcast of fab composers under 40.
score.
trombone.
clarinet.
violin.
cello.
accordion.
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