I am continuing working on my piece Morning Prayer for soprano sax and others. The piece has continued to grow in both size and length. I am considering adding a couple of synthesizers. As of today piece is in six sections. Each of the sections is about six minutes in length resulting in a total time of over 31 minutes.
The first section is in a slow 7/4 with an unceasing drone in the string bass (arco)and piano, ostinatos in the electric bass and vibraphone, and pointillistic percussion. Above all of this is the soprano sax playing meditative lines that make ample use of quarter tones.
The second section is in a fast 11/8, and is basically a reworking of my piece Wasuremono redone for soprano sax. In this section we have strong beat (pulse) laid down by the bongos and drumset with an ostinato in the electric bass.
The third second is in a slow 13/8 and begins with just a few of the hand percussion laying down an almost hypnotic beat. Once this trance inducing rhythm is established, the string bass returns with another drone, this time a minor sixth lower than the drone of the first section. As this section progresses layers are slowly added to the evolving texture. This is where more and more percussion instruments are added, with the soprano sax and vibraphone soloing above this mix.
The fourth section is in a fast and violent 7/4, this is the section that I am considering adding synthesizers to. This is still being sketched out.
The fifth section is a moderate 6/4 | 12/8 that is currently percussion only, no harmonic framework has been build yet, although I expect it will be pentatonic based.
At this point I do not know how many sections there are going to be, but with each section lasting six minutes the piece has the potential for being quite long. The piece I am worried has become an out of control bit of self indulgent musical masturbation.
Ursus Dmens
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