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Joy Lisney - 'Thread of the Infinite'

Performed live at West Road Concert Hall by Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, directed by Thomas Gould, 13th May 2017.

Joy Lisney - Thread Of The Infinite (Thomas Gould/Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra)

My first attempt at an 'epic' fugue. By epic it means the fugue is comparatively grand in length, complexity, and emotional gravity. It is almost 5 minutes long, consists of no less than 5 episodes, one main subject and several secondary subjects, modulating through at least 5 different tonal centres ('keys'). I also notice that my preludes and fugues are gradually more dissonant but still maintain tonality.

Fugue In D-sharp Minor

2018-05-04

departure into the realm of sleep

This started from a idea to use a 'V - I'  sequence that has been used though out the ages..  (reminds me of a staircase).
It starts with that downward zig-zag in the bass at the start, accompanying the 1st theme.  (The 'zig-zag' motif becomes the main cell for exploitation.. The opening melody is also that - though 4x faster than the bass)
 Then the R.H. in the next sequence uses that bass line  inverted as a melody (going upward) -  and the LH takes the melody from the opening, though played in the relative major -   becoming a 2 part invention.  And then  it continues to morph..  
Initially my  intention was for this to work in my progressive studies book, but I didn't keep the guard rails on…  and it ran away with me.

Haunted Staircase 51 ……………………………………………………………fnl 1

Created for:
Disquiet Junto Project 0331: Born Under a Bad Sine
What does it sound like when a robot has the blues?

Can’t quite tell for other cities, but believe me: this is  the kind of music robots like to listen to in my hometown when they get sad and low.
Buenos Aires is a melancholic city, and robots are not spared.

I won’t be surprised if this track becomes a hit among robots, my vacuum cleaner got weird while I was mixing this earlier this morning.
Me too, mind...

Bandoneon performed by Olivier Manoury, the rest by D.D.

Created in Paris, France 
Friday 4th May  2018.
Image by Franck V.


More on this 331st weekly Disquiet Junto project (Disquiet Junto Project 0331: Born Under a Bad Sine / What does it sound like when a robot has the blues?) at:
https://disquiet.com/0331/

More on the Disquiet Junto at:
https://disquiet.com/junto/

When Robots Cry in Buenos Aires

When Robots Cry In Buenos Aires (disquiet0331)

I compose classical music to pursue the truth and the beauty. It's a way to discover what is meant to be living, and what is meant to be part of nature.

Fugue In D-sharp Minor

Chitpong