Written in 2015. It focuses on harmonies alternating from one 12 note equal-tempered tuning to another 12 note equal-tempered tuning a quarter-tone away. The chords are therefore "in tune" with themselves at any given moment, but subsequent chords shift into the other tuning. The aesthetic effect of all this is somewhat peculiar in that on one hand it feels familiar locally but the harmonic progression seems detached and unresolvable. The title attempts to relate this sonic experience with something visually analogous.
Recording Notes
Produced by Virtual Concert Halls and Vox Novus for the Composer's Voice concert series. Performed in Moscow, Russia on Feb. 3, 2022.
Performer Credits
The RUSQUARTET / Xenia Gamaris, violin: Anna Yachishina, violin; Ksenia Zhuleva, viola; and Peter Karetnikov, cello