Byron / Phelps - Bridges of Pearl & Dust - COMPACT DISCS [CD]
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Bridges of Pearl and Dust is virtuosic music for four vibraphones. Polyrhythmic and contrapuntal, it rings out with both inevitably and surprise as it moves through a series of beautiful harmonies. It's continuous activity seems to share space with a sense of motionlessness. It's four parts are performed by LA percussionist Ben Phelps. Composer Byron's music tends to be harmonically rich, rhythmically detailed, and extremely virtuosic. It's often praised for it's ability to create uniquely dense constructions out of relatively limited means InchOne is reminded... of the mobiles of Alexander Calder, which are both fixed and moving. And, like Calder's work, Byron's music is immediately comprehensible and beautiful, while it remains experimental.Inch (InchSan Francisco Bay GuardianInch) Byron's music has been performed and recorded by such notable musicians as Sarah Cahill, Joseph Kubera, William Winant, FLUX?Quartet, Kathleen Supové, Thomas Buckner, and other new-music champions. Inch[Byron is] one of those contemporary composers who can justifiably be classed as crucial.Inch (Julian Cowley, InchThe WireInch)
- GenreClassicalDescriptionBridges of Pearl and Dust is virtuosic music for four vibraphones. Polyrhythmic and contrapuntal, it rings out with both inevitably and surprise as it moves through a series of beautiful harmonies. It's continuous activity seems to share space with a sense of motionlessness. It's four parts are performed by LA percussionist Ben Phelps. Composer Byron's music tends to be harmonically rich, rhythmically detailed, and extremely virtuosic. It's often praised for it's ability to create uniquely dense constructions out of relatively limited means InchOne is reminded... of the mobiles of Alexander Calder, which are both fixed and moving. And, like Calder's work, Byron's music is immediately comprehensible and beautiful, while it remains experimental.Inch (InchSan Francisco Bay GuardianInch) Byron's music has been performed and recorded by such notable musicians as Sarah Cahill, Joseph Kubera, William Winant, FLUX?Quartet, Kathleen Supové, Thomas Buckner, and other new-music champions. Inch[Byron is] one of those contemporary composers who can justifiably be classed as crucial.Inch (Julian Cowley, InchThe WireInch)ArtistBYRON / PHELPSTitleBridges of Pearl & DustFormatCDLabelCold Blue Label
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