new music: The Caves

Hey all,

Here is something new at:

http://geocities.com/nonoctave/

"The Caves"

A piece for strings and struck instrument.

Comments and reactions are welcome.

- Jeff

Nice piece, Jeff! The plucked sounds seem to represent drops of water
falling into underground pools, and the strings tell of that eerie dread
one feels in a cave.

I like the way the plucks occupy the space between pitched and not
pitched. Well, on re-listening, I guess the pitch is pretty clear, but
it seems diffused somehow - can you describe the makeup of this voice?

Oh... my mistake; you describe them as struck, not plucked! OK, and I'm
vaguely hearing inharmonic partials in there, consistent with struck
instruments. You do something, though (tinker with the pitches during
the (short) lifetime of the sound?) to make it sound like water drops.
Hmmm... no, on listening again, I don't hear that, but it sure made me
_imagine_ that I'd heard it.

Caves are strange places. Have you been to Carlsbad Caverns? Majestic
and frightening, very intense feeling walking down a steep path into the
bowels of the earth. Actually I can imagine playing your piece there,
loud enough that people around can hear - I want to see their
expressions!

JdL

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> Hey all,
>
> Here is something new at:
>
> http://geocities.com/nonoctave/
>
> "The Caves"
>
> A piece for strings and struck instrument.
>
> Comments and reactions are welcome.
>
> - Jeff

I thought the contrast between the "celesty-sounding" things and the
strings worked well...

JP