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Performance by Paul Cutlan String Project from the CD Living |
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- Septets: Percussion, string, woodwind
- Sextets: Bass clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
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Work Overview
In 1991, I participated in some creative rhythm workshops led by master drummer David Jones. I was fascinated by the technique of dividing odd numbers of beats like 5 or 7, by 2, 3 or 4.
On the train home from one of these workshops, I jotted down a short tune using the 5 divided into 4 feel and called it Living. The arrangement for this album gave me a chance to score some of those concepts for strings with the bass clarinet dancing around their polyrhythms. An energetic solo from Brett Hirst leads to a trade of ideas between the subsets of the group before the final truncated statement of the theme.
2 versions of this arrangement exist: one with percussion and one without.
Work Details
Year: 1991
Duration: 5 min.
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Jazz | Finalist | Paul Cutlan |
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Jazz
Performances of this work
7 Feb 2021: at Paul Cutlan String Project: Living (Riverside Theatres, Parramatta). Featuring Paul Cutlan String Project.
3 Nov 2020: at Paul Cutlan String Project ‘Living’ Album Launch (Old 505 Theatre). Featuring Paul Cutlan String Project.
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