Change ringing - Wood on strings

One movement in two coherent parts, approximately 6 minutes. The title refers to the famous minimalistic piece Music for pieces of Wood by Steve Reich, but it should also be understand quite literally, because all the musicians are playing with the back of bow (col legno battuto) making a percussive effect in the first part. The electronic are five delays in the cello which, together with the original sound in the cello, are making a simple Change ringing pattern. The special technique change ringing developed in English church towers in the 17th century, and is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in mathematical patterns called “changes”, thereby giving repetitions which slowly change.