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"Epic"

Composed between September and October 2019
​Recorded and Edited by Megan Denslinger

Program Notes:
The expectation when the words “mixed meter” and “multi-meter” come up in music is this idea of moving back and forth against two meters with different characteristics, such has duple vs triple. In this example of multi-metered music, the piece combines a duple (4/4) and an unusual meter (7/8) into a single entity. This piece is called “Epic” due to the evolving rhythmic and meter structure of 4 against 7. The melodic material is centered in duple while the underlying static parts and percussion each do their own thing in a disagreeing lopsided 7/8 figure using 3+2+2, 2+3+2, and 2+2+3 at different times while the opening piano part holds the ground for a sense of duple, striking every four beats.
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      • Unknown Origins
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      • October
      • September's Ambience
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    • Animations >
      • Super Scary Spooky Skeletons
      • Circles
      • Decomposition
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    • Piano Sonata No. 1
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    • Sonata No. 3 for Clarinet and Piano
    • Night for Clarinet & Electronics
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      • Duet No. 1
      • Duet No. 2
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      • Duet No. 4
      • Dance Suite for two Clarinets
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      • Trio No. 1
      • Trio No. 2
      • Trio No. 3
    • Quartets >
      • A Day at Sea Quartet ("Whale Song")
    • Quintets >
      • Quintet No. 1: Clarinet and String Quintet "Adagio & Allegro"
      • Quintet No. 2: Woodwind Quintet No. 1
      • Quintet No. 3: March No. 1 for Brass Quintet
      • Quintet No. 4
    • Large Chamber Ensembles >
      • Clarinetics
      • Midnight Meadows
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      • The Blue Bird Soars Across the Evening Sky
      • Rise Above the Shadows
      • Elegy for Winds
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