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Notes<\/h2>\n

Examinate Variations originated in a one-minute composition called Examinate<\/em> for flute, viola and doublebass, which I wrote for a Composer’s Voice project. The little snatch of music had a dramatic shape and many more possibilities, so I decided to treat it as a theme for this set of seven variations. The variations are:<\/p>\n

I. Theme
\nII. Canon
\nIII. Upside Down
\nIV. Sostenuto
\nV. Will o’the Wisp: Version 1 for C flute, Version 2 for alto flute
\nVI. Static
\nVII. Slinky<\/p>\n

Composer’s notes:<\/p>\n

The variation titles illustrate some of the processes. The short Canon<\/em> starts out at the octave six beats apart, but it slips and slides, both in pitch and distance. In Upside Down<\/em>, the players move in opposite directions. Sostenuto<\/em> transforms the essence of the theme into very long notes. In Will o’the Wisp<\/em>, the music moves in parallel. In Static<\/em>, I reduced the theme to just rhythms in four different parts, then mapped those four parts onto the two instruments. Slinky<\/em> is a lazy-jazz ending for the set.<\/p>\n

Examinate Variations<\/strong> is a project of the Spindrift Commissioning Guild<\/a> and is sponsored by a community of new music supporters, with my appreciation and thanks.<\/p>\n

I have dedicated this music to the Addington-Barringer Duo: Ashley Addington, flute and Rachel Barringer, cello.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Recording <\/strong>The Addington-Barringer Duo recorded Examinate Variations for the CD Through the Mist on Ravello Records,<\/a> released February 2015.<\/p>\n

Listen on Spotify. The Examinate Variations tracks are at the end.<\/p>\n