Three Short Pieces For Guitar
Matthew Baier
About this work:
Three Short Pieces for Guitar
This work was written for and with thanks to Ralph Barile for his years of friendship and encouragement in my music and for furnishing me with and regularly updating the PC on which I now compose many of my works. The first movement was completed in 1997. The second movement was begun then and then finished with the third in 2005 and 2006.
The melodic and harmonic content is based on his name as spelled out alphabetically and incorporated into a twelve-tone grid.
The construction of these pieces also makes use of a combination of notes, phrases and rhythms based on Fibonacci Numbers e.g. 1,2,3,5,8, etc. (the last two numbers gives you the next number in the sequence) which is closely related to the Golden Mean. The Golden Mean also known as the Golden Ratio and the Divine Proportion is a concept based on the mathematic expression of Phi, which can be used to describe design proportions, which exist in nature, architecture, sculpture and music.
Version: 2006
Year composed: 2006
Duration: 00:04:08
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Guitar (Classical/Acoustic)
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: Classical Guitar Solo