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The musical compositions of Richard Burdick |
Opus 134: |
Flowering love fallings for two horns and
tape (tubular bells or carillon) |
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This work began with a study into the 12 "family Groups" of the I ching (see the scans from my note books) The use of the family groups supplied me with the scales and tonal center. Plus there was some uses of modes within the scales as affected by the keys of the other scales in the group. I then used the triads from each scale as I have them organized in relationship to the tonic of the scale. Organized from lowest in the overtone series to highest. For example the major triad on the tonic would be a 1 - 5 - 3 triad therefor it would be classified as a 9 triad. A diminished triad on the major seventh of a major scale would be a 15-9-21 therefore it would be classified as a 45 triad etc. These triads were then give to each horn in the speed of the vibration of the key. This the was organized and written out in a somewhat logical way. With the contrasting tempos organized into a common denominator. The bells were then figured from the relationship of the tones of the two horn parts based on the resultant overtones. Then when a consonant occurred it is repeated. Each consonant is repeated one more time than the preceding one. This to me depicts a conversation where two people find things in common and "click" this clicking is part of falling in love. Richard Burdick |
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Flowering Love Fallings and Modal Family Groups is a composition for two horns and tuned wind chimes or campinili. The idea behind the work is the of falling in love. Two separate horn parts playing arpeggios in different keys or modes and at different rates occasionally line up, and when they do the connecting event get repeated. It is like the first glance, you notice the other person, then you look again. It is a “Flowering love falling”. The other type of movement in this set is a modal family group which is the movement without the connections repeated. A modal family group is a set of I Ching hexagrams that have the same pattern of lines, but are just rotated starting on a different line, like a mode in musical scales. There are twelve modal family groups in the I Ching, 10 sets of six and two sets of two. Richard Burdick |
Recording from Early 2008
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