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Ensemble (2008, indeterminate duration)


At least 4 instruments. No more instruments than would permit every performer to hear every other performer clearly.

Three movements. In each movement a group of 4 pitches: I – C D F G; II – C# D# E F#; III – D Eb E F, positioned within the same fifth. (The piece may be transposed freely to other pitches and to every octave, as long as every pitch can be played by every instrument.)

Each movement starts and ends in silence. At any moment between those… Continue

Local Orchestra (2008, indeterminate length)


A large number of pitched, sustaining instruments spread out evenly across a large performance space.

Acoustic situation such that it's possible, from every position, to hear every performer, but also such that it's always possible to tell nearby sounds from more distant sounds.


Two movements:

1. Consonant Orchestras
2. Dissonant Orchestras

The two movements are played attacca.


In both movements, all performers decide individually when to pla… Continue