Reversion
Duration: ca 6’
Difficulty: Advanced
Reversion(2022) was commissioned by Pax Duo and premiered at Indiana Wesleyan University on November 4th, 2022. The piece is composed for melodic metal percussion, found objects and electronics. “Reversion,” the act of returning something to its original state, serves as the main inspiration for this piece. Throughout the audio track you will hear digitally processed sounds that have been reversed and give a swelling effect. These sounds are all derived from the instruments played during the piece, ranging from scrap metal to vibraphone to glockenspiel and crotales. The narrative arc also follows a path of “reversion” where you can find elements and motifs from the opening return in the latter half of the piece.
I love using electronics in acoustic music as it adds an element and extra dimension that does not exist without it. I have always been inspired by bands and solo artists that find unique ways of blending their instruments and voices with live electronic effects and samples. There are three main ways the electronics are used in this piece to interact with the acoustic elements. One is by doubling certain melodic and harmonic lines with the acoustic metals, giving support and depth to the sound. Another is by creating these reversed effects that provide a quality of sound impossible to recreate without electronics, and lastly pads and synths underneath the texture to provide harmonic support. My goal in creating these different layers is that a sense of space is created that would typically not be possible with only two players. The soundscape should surround the audience and engulf them in an experience rather than a classical piece of music that has a definitive form to it.
Reversion is dedicated to the members of Pax Duo, Tristan Swihart and Micah Detweiler.
Duration: ca 6’
Difficulty: Advanced
Reversion(2022) was commissioned by Pax Duo and premiered at Indiana Wesleyan University on November 4th, 2022. The piece is composed for melodic metal percussion, found objects and electronics. “Reversion,” the act of returning something to its original state, serves as the main inspiration for this piece. Throughout the audio track you will hear digitally processed sounds that have been reversed and give a swelling effect. These sounds are all derived from the instruments played during the piece, ranging from scrap metal to vibraphone to glockenspiel and crotales. The narrative arc also follows a path of “reversion” where you can find elements and motifs from the opening return in the latter half of the piece.
I love using electronics in acoustic music as it adds an element and extra dimension that does not exist without it. I have always been inspired by bands and solo artists that find unique ways of blending their instruments and voices with live electronic effects and samples. There are three main ways the electronics are used in this piece to interact with the acoustic elements. One is by doubling certain melodic and harmonic lines with the acoustic metals, giving support and depth to the sound. Another is by creating these reversed effects that provide a quality of sound impossible to recreate without electronics, and lastly pads and synths underneath the texture to provide harmonic support. My goal in creating these different layers is that a sense of space is created that would typically not be possible with only two players. The soundscape should surround the audience and engulf them in an experience rather than a classical piece of music that has a definitive form to it.
Reversion is dedicated to the members of Pax Duo, Tristan Swihart and Micah Detweiler.
Duration: ca 6’
Difficulty: Advanced
Reversion(2022) was commissioned by Pax Duo and premiered at Indiana Wesleyan University on November 4th, 2022. The piece is composed for melodic metal percussion, found objects and electronics. “Reversion,” the act of returning something to its original state, serves as the main inspiration for this piece. Throughout the audio track you will hear digitally processed sounds that have been reversed and give a swelling effect. These sounds are all derived from the instruments played during the piece, ranging from scrap metal to vibraphone to glockenspiel and crotales. The narrative arc also follows a path of “reversion” where you can find elements and motifs from the opening return in the latter half of the piece.
I love using electronics in acoustic music as it adds an element and extra dimension that does not exist without it. I have always been inspired by bands and solo artists that find unique ways of blending their instruments and voices with live electronic effects and samples. There are three main ways the electronics are used in this piece to interact with the acoustic elements. One is by doubling certain melodic and harmonic lines with the acoustic metals, giving support and depth to the sound. Another is by creating these reversed effects that provide a quality of sound impossible to recreate without electronics, and lastly pads and synths underneath the texture to provide harmonic support. My goal in creating these different layers is that a sense of space is created that would typically not be possible with only two players. The soundscape should surround the audience and engulf them in an experience rather than a classical piece of music that has a definitive form to it.
Reversion is dedicated to the members of Pax Duo, Tristan Swihart and Micah Detweiler.
