Sand Molding
By James Dever
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Released 6/6/2016.
Duration: 10:05.
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Contributors:
- Jeff Perry (performance)
- Breana Meyers (performance)
Artist commentary:
Sand Molding was composed in late 2015 and premiered at the University of Northern Colorado in April of 2016. The premiere performance was by Jeff Perry and Breana Meyers.
Sand Molding explores the process of, well, using sand to mold iron and steel. Throughout the composition, the sounds of metal overtake the sounds of wood as the natural becomes the artificial.
The piece is written in seven sections that repeat in one large arc. Each section continues to become more aleatoric until the mid point is reached before the piece wraps back to the beginning.