Escher's Drum, by Rudi Seitz

Escher's Drum

by Rudi Seitz

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	1.	Escher's Drum: Bongo, Tom, Cymbal 03:41		buy track
	2.	Escher's Drum: Gamelan 03:44		buy track

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Escher's Drum is an exploration of rhythmic imitation and transformation. The piece travels through various "rhythmic tiling canons," which are patterns that can be repeated by some number of players in a staggered fashion, so that the players fill all of the available rhythmic space without ever coinciding on the same beat. (In the performances here, there is one player covering three separate parts.)

The first track, employing bongo, tom-tom, and cymbal, shows the piece as composer Rudi Seitz initially conceived it.

The second track is a special interpretation by percussionist Gavin Ryan, featuring Indonesian Gamelan instruments including gangsa pemade, kendang, and klenang. The use of tuned percussion transforms what had been purely rhythmic content into a tapestry of melodic motifs. In a fascinating surprise, these motifs project an intentional, composed quality even though they arise as a simple consequence of a fixed pitch being assigned to each part. Here, the performer has unlocked an entire dimension of the piece that the composer did not know it contained.

Video of Gavin Ryan performing Track 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtabUjIheNc

Further information: rudiseitz.com/2016/05/17/eschers-drum-updated/

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released March 30, 2017

Composed by Rudi Seitz, 2015
Performed by Gavin Ryan, 2016

Track 1 recorded by Pleasant Pictures Studio, Provo UT
Track 2 recorded by Gavin Ryan, Provo UT

Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston MA

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Rudi Seitz Boston, Massachusetts

Rudi draws upon his passion for the counterpoint of Bach and Renaissance masters, his delight in the expressive poignancy of Schubert and Chopin, and his fascination with jazz and the musics of North and South India to craft compact works in which every note counts. Along with composing, he sings and plays guitar. Rudi lives in Boston, MA. ... more

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