I started my composition residency at the Elektronmusikstudion (EMS) in Stockholm on Tuesday. I will be here until 15th March working on my new piece for Sarod and electronics. My plan is to work on the accompanying fixed media material that will go along side the sarod melody line.
Five sections are so far emerging... its looking like another episodic work!
1) Opening section (2.5 mins) glitch-crackle materials with sarod plucks and eventually repeated melodic patterns. Mini climax before section ends
2) Harmonic section (2mins) focus on sarod pulls/gamakas accompanied with harmonic loops and flickering glitches
3) Slower section (3mins) A dramatic change of pace and character. Sarod motif are spaced wider apart to allow ea material to decay naturally and evolve. Use of violin resonances transformed into drones provides a complimentary accompaniment to live sarod.
4) Gamaka section (2mins) material entirely derived from sarod pitch bends (gamakas) which gives an arching over and under effect. This section is more gestural than the previous two which are more textural based.
5) Sarod-led section (2-3mins) Longer sarod phrases are used in this section. The rhythmic patterns of the sarod material (sum) are followed closely by the ea material, shadowing the impulses to give an impression of a percussive presence.
6) Super slow closing (2mins) final section is a free accompaniment without a specified sarod melody The material is derived from transposed sarod notes overlayed with falling/rising iterations. Tanpura sounds poke in and out of the texture. There is the impression of slow cyclic loops rotating towards a closing point.
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