Structured improvisatory musical figures with strictly notated sections create contrasting textures juxtaposed with one another.
Composer: Philip Schuessler
Year of Composition: 2013
Instrumentation: alto saxophone, piano, and fixed media
Type of Electronics: Fixed
Number of Channels: 2
Duration: 14:02
Video Component: None
Driftwood Box Puzzle mixes structured improvisatory musical figures with strictly notated sections to create contrasting textures juxtaposed with one another. The resulting form of such interactions may be analogous to a labyrinthine kind of musical game in which the instruments and electronics wind around each other in order to find a “way out.”