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Drift (1996) for piano, two pianos, or player piano is microtonally-conceived music for a fixed-pitch equal-tempered instrument, accomplished by extracting equal-tempered pitches corresponding to overtones relative to a conceptual fundamental that very gradually drifts lower in pitch. This process creates a dynamic series that eventually includes every note on the piano and, depending upon the register of the fundamental, increases or diminishes like a living organism. The nature of the row suggested its presentation as a long melody with constantly changing register and octave doublings. The definite tendency toward the piano's short small strings facilitated an almost total avoidance of damping, thereby treating the piano like a giant hammer dulcimer. Although the work may be heard as a rondo, I conceived it rather as a narrative interrupted by episodes.

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from A Still Subtler Spirit, released September 15, 2003

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Monroe Golden Alabama

Monroe Golden is a composer from rural Alabama whose works explore microtonal systems, described by critics as “delightfully disorienting,” “lovely, sumptuous, yet arcane,” and “irresistible music, full of wit and beauty.” There are two prior dedicated audio releases of his music: A Still Subtler Spirit (Living Artist Recordings, 2003), and Alabama Places (innova Recordings, 2007). ... more

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