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Steadily-stop!

27/1/2000 for gamelan (or anything)​

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A    One two three four triangle triangle
     One two three four triangle triangle
     One two three four triangle triangle stop *
     One two three four triangle triangle
     One two three four triangle triangle
     One two three four triangle triangle
                        triangle triangle stop * And a

B    triangle one two stop * And a
     triangle one two triangle one two stop * And a
     triangle one two  S>>>
Q    Stea-di-ly stea-di-ly stop * ba-boom!

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S    Stea-di-ly stea-di-ly stop * ba-boom!
     Stea-di-ly stea-di-ly stop * ba-boom!
     Stea-di-ly stea-di-ly STOP!

Notes​

Steadily-stop! is a rhythmic sentence designed to be used in devising contexts where an easily memorisable and rhythmically interesting passage would be useful. It has found a place in many of my works; with the gamelan, the Society for High Art Music and in the Society for Classical and Authentic Music, as well as proving useful in many teaching and workshop situations.

The complete version of the score adds conventional notation to the above, outlines how to teach the piece to a group, and suggests a way of using the piece as a stand alone composition.

Duration 4'33