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Electric Counterpoint (About (Minimalist composers (Philip Glass, John…
Electric Counterpoint
About
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3 movements, this is the 3rd
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Rhythm
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Constantly changes between 4/3, 3/4, 6/2 and 12/1, but always 12 beats in a bar
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Metrical displacement, guitars start at different places in the bar so sound out of sync with each other
Structure
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1 - Syncopated quaver motif introduced in live guitar and top 4 guitar parts, one at a time
2 - New syncopated quaver motif introduced, in the bass guitars
3 - More sustained motif built up around 3 chords which starts in live guitar part before being transferred to other parts
After all 3 layers are built up, layers 2 and 3 fade out to leave layer 1, before a held chord finishes the piece
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Melody
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Note addition used to build up melody, creating resultant melody
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Dynamics
Constant dynamics, no sudden changes
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Harmony
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Incomplete chord at end (B and E), meaning even at end, key is unclear
Tonality
Ambiguous at start (hints to E minor), not established until bass guitars enter
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