Meteorite, by Rudi Seitz

Meteorite

by Rudi Seitz

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1.	Tiger's Eye 03:56	info	buy track
2.	Fulgurite 02:04	info
3.	Diaspore 00:45	info
4.	Birdsong 07:58	info
5.	Chalk 02:13	info
6.	Mellite 01:27	info	buy track
7.	Abalone 04:06	info	buy track
8.	Carminite 01:18	info	buy track
9.	Tungsten 02:05	info	buy track
10.	Feldspar 01:57	info	buy track
11.	Aventurine 01:02	info	buy track
12.	Tellurium 01:29	info	buy track
13.	Thulite 02:01	info	buy track
14.	Petrified Wood 02:16	info	buy track
15.	Sphene 02:22	info	buy track
16.	Topaz 03:12	info	buy track
17.	Amber 01:08	info	buy track
18.	Meteorite 11:04	info	buy track
19.	Coral 01:20	info	buy track
20.	Jasper 01:22		buy track
21.	Carnelian 01:15	info	buy track
22.	Thorite 02:58	info	buy track
23.	Celestine 01:21	info	buy track
24.	Rhyolite 01:46	info	buy track
25.	Verdite 00:52	info	buy track
26.	Pumice 01:47	info	buy track
27.	Barite 01:55	info	buy track
28.	Ruby 02:05	info	buy track
29.	Cinnabar 04:27	info	buy track
30.	Spinel 02:51	info	buy track
31.	Larimar 02:01	info	buy track
32.	Tin 03:21	info	buy track
33.	Ammolite 09:24	info	buy track
34.	Diopside 01:58		buy track
35.	Garnet 01:08	info	buy track

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35 MUSICAL CANONS PERFORMED ON CLAVICHORD

Explore new possibilities in the art of placing a melody into conversation with itself -- the art of canon. Enjoy the subtle, guitar-like voice of the clavichord expertly performed. Hear a seamless interplay of tradition and experiment, old and new. Challenge your ear to perceive and delight in musical dialogues fast and slow, shapely and jagged, agitated and tranquil -- dialogues that grasp at something beyond the notes, beyond the piece, something infinite.

What surprises does the landscape of imitative counterpoint, a musical playground for centuries, hold for a listener today? Find out.

This album contains 35 tracks lasting 93 minutes.

The cover art was painted by calligrapher and illustrator Svetlana Molodchenko for this album. More about this artwork can be found here: rudiseitz.com/2023/02/23/the-garden-and-the-cosmos/

The illustration for Track 18 "Meteorite" is by Jon Wilcox. It shows a meteorite impact that sends gems, minerals, and birds flying in all directions. Prominent among the gems is the rainbow colored fossil Ammolite. The illustration represents the structure of the album: the three largest pieces are Meteorite, Ammolite, and Birdsong, and all the others are named after gems and minerals. Meteorite is in the center of the tracklist and can be heard as a repository of abstract ideas from which all the other pieces emerge. See that illustration here: rudiseitz.bandcamp.com/track/meteorite

The illustration for Track 4 "Birdsong" is by Andreea Dumuta. See it here: rudiseitz.bandcamp.com/track/birdsong

Additional art will be commissioned and more descriptions, videos, and other material about the canons will be made available.

Composer: Rudi Seitz of East Boston, MA
Clavichord: Matthew McConnell of Williamstown, MA
Their common teacher was Stephen Siegel of New York, NY and Bennington, VT

Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Assistant Engineer: Mike Mariani

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released February 1, 2023

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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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