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Programme Notes

Monody was composed between October 1971 and February 1972. It is the first piece in which the technique of ring-modulation plays a structural, as opposed to colouristic and decorative, role. This is achieved by restricting the piano part to a single monodic line throughout. Thus only one set of addition and difference tones is produced and their frequencies can be exactly predicted. The pianist controls the frequency of the sine-wave generator by means of a small keyboard which he plays with his left hand. In addition, two drums and four triangles are used to reinforce the lowest and highest difference tones.

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Monody

City University London (London, United Kingdom)

Zubin Kanga/Simon Emmerson

Monody

Michael Tippett Centre, Bath Spa University (Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom)

Kate Ryder

Monody

Purcell Room, Southbank Centre (London, United Kingdom)

Kate Ryder