Atavice
2011
…or: six tableaux, distantly related…
Atavice is a short piece for string quartet conceived as a study for a larger work. Its six sections are related by a four-note chord and an isorhythm that is explored in various ways, before ending in a continuous downwards glissando that imitates the auditory illusion of Shepard Tones.
Instrumentation: String quartet
Duration: c. 5″
Workshopped: 17th February 2011 by Quatuor Danel, Cosmo Rodewald Hall, Manchester