Arrays

Thomas Metcalf

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Solo

2021

13 min.

Piano

Program Notes: Arrays is a work that explores how a varyingly pixelated text can be used to create musical structure and material. The piece exists in five movements, one for each line of the text, that explore different ways in which one may interpret the ‘pixel arrays’ that are generated through pixelation, thus creating a playful interpretation of what ‘word-setting’ really entails. Characteristics such as pulse, rhythm, and density are linked to the visual representation, with elements of randomness used to create macro–structures and pitch sets. Arrays ...into the web... I hear arrays: Paths followed and forgotten, but Still sounding. Sounding (un)clear Until nothings remain.
Ensemble Name: David Palmer