A Lamp in a Windless Place

A Lamp in a Windless Place (2010) For String Octet or String Orchestra Duration: 8 minutes This piece features extended natural harmonics across the strings, revolving around the transitional possibilities of moving from full left hand pressure on the string to a light touch at any given point. This is used to create shifting, textural blocks of sound as pitches are transformed and passed from instrument to instrument, always following the logic of the string’s natural harmonic series. The notation used in this score is simple and intuitive, blending traditional notation with graphic time elements. Because of the inter-dependence of parts, all performers play from the full score. There are no separate parts for this piece. This score may be copied as necessary to produce performance parts for ensemble undertaking this piece.