duality ii

Written for PinkNoise

I am fascinated by the physical and psychoacoustic properties of sound. duality ii is one of several pieces I've been working on lately that specifically concern the rhythm-pitch duality; that is, a pitch, when slowed down enough, becomes a rhythm, and a rhythm, when sped up fast enough, becomes a pitch. This physical principle is literally presented and symbolically represented throughout the piece by means of shaping sounds in ways that may reveal their physical phenomena and make them perceptible. However, the goal is not to know exactly the processes underpinning the music; rather, the goal is to feel the overall physicality of the sound itself.