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+ \tocItem \markup { "15. " \bold "Poco rubato," \italic "semplicemente; sotto voce" }
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+%fifteen inventions project
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+ · In invention one \italic "(Vivace)" accidentals apply only to the note they precede,
+ but in all other inventions accidentals carry through the measure.
+ }
+ }
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+ · Inventions can be played in any order and in any combination, but the numbered order
+ should be followed if all inventions are to be performed.
+ }
+ }
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+ · Not all of the inventions are suitable for any keyboard instrument.
+ A list of suggestions is provided below, but performers are encouraged to be
+ creative with instrument choices. Where necessary, music can be played up or
+ down the octave to fit instruments with less range.
+ }
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+ \line \italic { Thank you to \bold "Xingyi Chen, Zihan Wu," and \bold "Ko Muramatsu" for playing and helping with these pieces as they grew. }
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- · Keyboard instruments should be selected based on the performer's best judgement, as
- not all of the inventions are suitable for any keyboard instrument. A list of suggestions is
- provided on the following page.
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%fifteen inventions project
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-At the start of 2022, I composed a short piece for piano constructed from descending
-diatonic scales and the 15 partitions of the integer 7. This invention
-would inspire me to write more inventions. These \bold \italic "Fifteen Inventions"
-correspond to each of the 15 partitions and, as such, have between 1 and 7 strands or
-voices. Each invention explores ways of permuting and separating the diatonic
-collection, creating many types of musical expression within a simple framework.
+\caps "At the start" of 2022, I composed a short piece for piano constructed from
+descending diatonic scales and the 15 partitions of the integer 7. This
+invention would inspire me to write more inventions. These \bold \italic "Fifteen
+Inventions" correspond to each of the 15 partitions and, as such, have
+between 1 and 7 strands or voices. Each invention explores ways of
+permuting and separating the diatonic collection, creating many types of
+musical expression within a consistent language. Occasionally, vague
+references to tonal idioms arise from the obsessive circulation of
+diatonic material.
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-I worked on these inventions for over a year and I feel a connection between
+I worked on these inventions for over a year, and I feel a connection between
the process of design and discovery throughout this period to the cultivation
-of a garden. I have titled the collection \bold \italic "Circumnutation," a term most
-commonly used in botany to describe the continuous elliptical motion of stems
-and tendrils as they grow.
+of a garden. Therefore, I have titled the collection \bold \italic "Circumnutation," a term
+most commonly used in botany to describe the continuous elliptical motion of
+stems and tendrils as they grow. This title also seemed fitting because
+pitches and collections cycle throughout the inventions and as the character
+of the work reaches out to different styles and textures.
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