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Bright Waves

November 20, 2015

Percussion Duo Version

Composer: Daniel

Year of Composition: 2011
Instrumentation: For two percussionists: two vibraphones, two glockenspiels, marimba, and responsive electronics
Type of Electronics: Live

Number of Channels: 2
Duration: 7-10 minutes or longer
Video Component: None

Score Resources

Bright Waves was inspired by the concept of a luminescent ocean wave. In some tropical oceans, bioluminescent plankton (drifting organisms) in the water column glow when the sea is disturbed. A wave containing these microorganisms can be seen simultaneously on the micro and on the macro level; each individual swirl and eddy within the wave approximating a fractal (self-similar reproduction) of the wave as a whole. In Bright Waves, I use a series of dynamic loops and randomized delays to move musical material seamlessly between foreground and background. The slow rate of change, simple macro structure, and micro polyphony are meant to evoke the gathering, cresting, and chaotic breaking of a single powerful ocean wave.

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