Convergence
Jason Freeman
About this work:
Two things converge if they approach the same place from different directions. This piece begins with two very different gestures: the first is lyrical and expressive, the second rhythmically driving and mechanical. As the gestures repeat and evolve, they sound more and more like each other, until they ultimately lead to new musical material.
In mathematics, something converges if it approaches a limit over time. In this piece, the relative lengths of each section were determined by an integer sequence generated by a mathematical formula. Initially, the numbers in the sequence jump wildly up and down, but the sequence eventually "converges" into an exponential decay function.
This work exists in two versions: one for clarinet, cello, and piano, and one for viola, cello, and piano.
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:04:45
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Clarinet, 1 Piano, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: cello is scordatura throughout (C string->B);
there is also an arrangement of this work for viola, cello, and piano instead of clarinet, cello, and piano