Showing posts with label duo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label duo. Show all posts

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Twenty-five.

For English horn and vibraphone.

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These vibraphones sound like crap. Real ones, as notated, would be played with softer mallets and with the motors on. Use of the pedal would really blur all the tones together, creating a very ethereal sound.

Real vibes are cool. Fake vibes? Not cool.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Twelve.

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Did the recording with the mellow sounds of artificial flute and two marimbas, though it could certainly be for just about anything. Although, the flute does lend itself well to that melody, I think.

The accompaniment part is sort of meandering, though in a meaningful way. I was exhausted when I wrote this (with one eye opened) so I was literally only half focused ... enough that there is a rough harmonic pattern to the marimba parts, albeit a bit hard to discern.