Quilt I
Flute, clarinet, violin, cello (2010)
Inspired by my mother's quitling practices, Quilt
I was "patched" together using both
isorhythym and fugue. The talea
(rhythm) of the isorhythm was derieved from length of the seams
in the house-quilt pattern that my mother uses, and the colour (pitches) were taken from the trouvere
chanson de toile "Belle Doette."
On top of this I built a fugue. Like a quilt this composition has a
front and a back. The two movements are designated by the medieval
terms for the front and back of a manuscript page; recto and verso.
The movements can be played in either order. Simple multiphonics are
used in both the clarinet and flute parts.
Recto: chanson de toile
Verson: chanson d'etoile
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