tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534568135940084548.post4546059354292855322..comments2024-02-26T01:48:07.140+01:00Comments on Flutin' High: Tips for Complex Rhythms a la Ferneyhough's SuperscriptioFlutin' Highhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247994800560776502noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534568135940084548.post-4328434860354852692010-03-30T20:37:59.600+02:002010-03-30T20:37:59.600+02:00That's good to hear, Philip. I've also bee...That's good to hear, Philip. I've also been thinking about complex rhythms in Carter's music. In theory, they should be related to some kind of pulse, but end up sounding rather spontaneous (that is, if you actually do them well). I think it's interesting how different composers approach the idea of "filigreed" music, that is, not squarely recognizable in terms of 3/4 and 4/4.<br />BTW I've been working on exercises with metric modulations. They used to be up for grabs on my site, but now I'd rather know who is interested in them - so if anyone is interested I'd be willing to send them.Flutin' Highhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247994800560776502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534568135940084548.post-43500945646616629912010-03-30T11:02:47.152+02:002010-03-30T11:02:47.152+02:00Excellent advice re complicated rhythms. I had sim...Excellent advice re complicated rhythms. I had similar discovery working with a colleague on Carter's "Esprit rude, esprit doux" for flute and clarinet - some of the rhythmic groupings and combinations were too complex to process rationally at performance tempo, but doing individual practice of problematic sections at the right speed, until we each had a physical and aural memory of our parts at that speed, without having to actualy count evey beat or subdivision, really worked for many passages, and helped the coordination of the two parts enourmously.Philip Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534568135940084548.post-22793861511027950522010-03-16T11:49:36.936+01:002010-03-16T11:49:36.936+01:00Superb explanation!Superb explanation!Richard Cnoreply@blogger.com