Xenakis - Mists
Composed in 1980 for Roger Woodward, Mists is the third of Xenakis's mature piano solo compositions.
The linear material which alternates with the "mists" is frighteningly complex rhythmically. Unlike evryali, where the melodic curves "snap" to a grid of 16th notes, the lines are carefully notated in free flowing rhythmic values. Incredibly enough, there are several errors in the score; it would seem at times even Xenakis set the bar a little too high, or it could simply be an engraver error. This came to light when in sequencing, we didn't arrive at our bar line, or whatever. If anyone is interested, let me know.
The "mist" material abandons rhythmic notation, and in ways is similar to Cage's "star chart" composing style; "splatter" music.
Created, edited and mastered (by myself) in Digital Performer 5.13 (MOTU) using Ivory 2.0 sound banks (Synthogy).
Ivory 2.0 has introduced variable pedaling, which makes possible the effects notated in the score.
The score was downloaded from a Russian web site. It is under copyright, so in the spirit of disclaimer, this performance is for educational purposes only.
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