Limp

‘He walked with a pronounced limp…
L-I-M-P, pronounced limp
– Spike Milligan

This piece explores rhythms with a 3:2 ratio (for instance a dotted crotchet and a crotchet) whose lopsided, unequal gait evokes a limping rhythm. There is a fair amount of experimentation with metre, tempo and co-ordination, with 3:2 rhythms at various speeds, linked by fifth-based harmony.

Performances:

 

20 October 2016
Darragh Morgan (violin) & Mary Dullea (piano), Cosmo Rodewald Hall, Manchester, UK

 

7 December 2015 
Darragh Morgan (violin) & Mary Dullea (piano), The Forge, London, UK

 

2 May 2013 
Helen Tonge (violin) & Richard Whalley (piano), Cosmo Rodewald Hall, Manchester, UK

 

21 May 2012 
Helen Tonge (violin) & Richard Whalley (piano), Chorlton Arts Festival, Manchester, UK
World premiere
Instrumentation

violin & piano

Duration

8 mins

Year

2012

Commission

Written for Helen Tonge & Richard Whalley

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Category
Chamber, Solo/Duo