beat//tact (2021)
Percussion Quartet
Each player - 6 metal pitch pipes (F4, Ab4, Bb4, C5, Db5, Eb5), 3 wooden slats, 1 brake drum, 1 can filled with coins
Duration: 12’
Recorded by Sō Percussion in May 2021
program note
beat: as in microtonal beating, as in a rhythmic beat, as in hitting tact: as in tactile, as in touch, as in thoughtfulness, as in skill
beat//tact is a study in contrasting textures within a simple two-part form. A pulse is felt from the outset of the piece and gradually mutates throughout, eventually evaporating altogether.
Three words I imagined while writing this piece were “scattered”, “focused,” and “free.”