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Arctic Winds

November 22, 2015

Arctic Winds

Composer: Maggi Payne

Year of Composition: 2007
Instrumentation: electroacoustic
Type of Electronics: Fixed

Number of Channels: 2
Duration: 9:51http://www.innova.mu/albums/maggi-payne/arctic-winds
Video Component: None

Recording

Arctic Winds transports me to the Arctic (where I’ve never been, but dream of). The piece is sparse, with occasional frantic “windstorms” stirring up the vast frozen expanse. Everything is suspended, in near silence, with occasional forays dropping low into blasts of “wind.” Each sound is crystallized, exaggerated, as in our dreams.

The primary sound sources are dry ice and several sizes of ball bearings rolling across a variety of drumheads, attached and unattached. I started working on this piece when I had a 102 degree temperature coupled with chills for three days. I suspect that experiencing those internal extremes conjured up those beautiful arctic dreams and this somewhat playful piece.

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