muyuna (circle music)
instrumentation | flexible ensemble, & percussion: [small bells] or other high ringing metals; [woodblocks] or flat pieces of wood; [clay pots] or other ringing ceramics; [lower bells/bell plates] or other long ringing metals; [harmonicas (C/G/D/F/Bb) and/or melodicas] or other free reeds
date | 2024
duration | c. 18'
premiere | commissioned by OSSIA New Music
note | muyuna is the kichwa word for circular motion in such things as weaving, whirlpools, and the architecture of space. In this piece, I bring the motion and energy of spinning and turning into a set of distinct, yet simultaneous musical ensembles to highlight harmonic interactions and spectra, or high, sparkling sonic phenomena. muyuna in its carving of space through repetition creates paths, or ñambi. Though fleeting in time, this piece seeks to permanently carve a spinning into the spaces in which it’s performed.
date | 2024
duration | c. 18'
premiere | commissioned by OSSIA New Music
note | muyuna is the kichwa word for circular motion in such things as weaving, whirlpools, and the architecture of space. In this piece, I bring the motion and energy of spinning and turning into a set of distinct, yet simultaneous musical ensembles to highlight harmonic interactions and spectra, or high, sparkling sonic phenomena. muyuna in its carving of space through repetition creates paths, or ñambi. Though fleeting in time, this piece seeks to permanently carve a spinning into the spaces in which it’s performed.