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MODULAR DYNAMICS MUSIC OF THE UNIVERSE A PRACTICAL METHOD TOWARD CREATIVITY AND PERSONAL EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC
These are musical ideas which allow musicians to have a unique individual voice among others. This voice can exist independently or interdependently among other unique voices. Basically, each musician has a given melodic or rhythmic line. They can express and adhere strictly to the line or can interpret it with any degree of latitude. To become one with their line/voice. Compositionally, all of the given musical lines/voices will appear at various moments in time. At times, all will appear layered upon one another =Sound Density. Sound Density is created by the layering of these melodic lines. The degree of density, or mass, varies and shifts throughout the composition =Sound Performance/Expression.
Artist's Statement Aspects of Sound At times, music composition and notation is intended to be performed as it is written or within the interpretation of a composer's so called intent. That will not be the case in the following pages. Here music composition and notation is presented as a guide to be used to develop, expand, and improvise upon. Sound occurs and is shaped by the environment around it From Nature Animals, people, organisms, and objects I am interested in all of it In these writings, my interests are in musicians producing sound in an unencumbered fashion Freely and naturally These interests are in musicians who are developed and proficient Who are open to expanding their personal sound and sound creations Toward a natural, unencumbered space/place My ideas are only that There are many ideas existing in the universe I come from a humble place offering some ideas that others may use and add to Or not The joy of musical creation and personal expression from unique persons which we are all There are multiple approaches to this journey, experience, reality From concrete strictures or none And all possibilities in between
MODULAR DYNAMICS Individual motifs, lines, and ideas existing as independent modules. Developing dynamically with each other to create free and evolving permutations The permutations become polytonal, polyphonic, polymetric, and polyrhythmic Evolving into a larger module of independence and interdependence Co-existing in an all inclusive sound field which shifts through impermanent improvised cycles Visually, this has been represented by Paul Klee's "Twittering Machine" Rhythmically, meters shift and overlap, including odd and even metric structures. Variable time signatures Length of phrasing and form evolves over time and may resolve after many minutes Auditorily, examples appear in the music of Bali and elsewhere.
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David Bond at Chris’ Jazz Cafe
by Victor L. Schermer
David Bond Quartet Chris' Jazz Café Philadelphia, PA June 26, 2019 Alto saxophonist David Bond is new to jny: Philadelphia and probably unfamiliar to jazz fans here. I went to hear him because I am always interested in hearing someone new, and two of the personnel listed were revered Philly players, pianist Tom Lawton and bassist Lee Smith. Looking Bond up on my phone before the set, I saw that he has ...
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