wrestless
Ketty Nez
About this work:
Written in the summer of 2005 for violinist Katie Wolfe, friend and colleague at the University of Iowa, "wrestless" explores various algorithms of chordal and rhythmic development. Lines of accelerating and decelerating attacks wrestle with the predictability of ever-expanding and shrinking chordal series, as playful and jazzy rhythms restlessly leap between the two performers’ parts. The violin repeatedly tries to claim center stage by heroic virtuosic gestures. Occasional samba rhythms and kotekan (interlocking patterns) from Balinese gamelan are heard in the piano, whose mind wanders elsewhere – to other music briefly wafted in by the summer breeze.
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 00:12:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, 1 Violin