How Two Minds Can Know One Thing
5/11/95 three movements, for chamber orchestra
Midi demo
how-two-minds-can-know-one-thing-mvt1.mp3 (7'59, 9.6 MB)
how-two-minds-can-know-one-thing-mvt2.mp3 (5'25, 6.5 MB)
how-two-minds-can-know-one-thing-mvt3.mp3 (8'11, 10.2 MB)
Composer's note
Movement 1 (7'31)
Opening explores effects of extremes of repetition, including boredom, annoyance & aural illusions. Crassly bitonal. Eventually gives way to more conventional music, melodic & rhythmically propulsive. After broad passage for piano, opening returns as accompaniment, and melodic material is recapitulated.
Movement 2 (5'08)
Slow, static; strings alone. Harmonically related to;
Movement 3 (7'48)
Polyrhythmic, repetitive, using contrasted diatonic regions in a planned scheme.
Notes
Forces: Flute (also shaker), oboe, 2 Bb clarinets, bassoon (or bass clarinet), 2 horns in F, harpsichord (also piano), 2 percussionists & strings.
First performed by Napier University Chamber Orchestra, 8/5/96. Completed with the aid of a bursary from the Scottish Arts Council.
Total duration (three movements) ~20'27