Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Chaconne, by Buck McDaniel - Performed by Buck McDaniel and Josh Henderson
From Josh Henderson's Cosmic Lullaby
Filmed by Lou Laurencin
Edited by Josh Henderson
Mixed by Mike Tierney
Mastered by Greg Saunier
Out Everywhere now on Imani Winds Media!
It is by happenstance that I came upon my friend Buck’s Chaconne, and I enjoyed the idea of having something modern and meditative to pair with the Biber work from earlier. Here are some words from the composer himself.
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The overall shape of Chaconne can be described thusly: the violin begins low in its register, tracing long, sustained lines; over time it slides higher, its phrases shortening and quickening into something more urgent. Beneath this, the organ turns through a cycle of four chords, at first spare and clearly outlined, then gradually thickening into more saturated, diatonic clusters as the pattern repeats. Midway, a brief cadenza interrupts this grid, followed by athletic, even triumphant gestures in the violin until the cycle concludes.
A “Chaconne”, as many know, is a form built on repetition, most often a recurring harmonic progression, sometimes a repeated bass line, and often used interchangeably with the “Passacaglia”. Here, the harmonies draw on the Venetian lamento basso, its descending line echoing Monteverdi’s Lamento della Ninfa or Purcell’s Dido’s Lament. Of course, this kind of repetitive structure is often found in the works of the American Minimalist School, such as in the opening of Glass’s Einstein on the Beach or Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians. The goal is that of the French notion of Différance, where both the ancient and modern coexist.
It’s poignant that music I wrote at a very young age, shortly after leaving my hometown, would take the form of the “chaconne”. Returning to it years later with violinist Josh Henderson, one of my closest collaborators, feels like another turn of that same cycle. Perhaps each hearing, too, becomes its own repetition, a chance for the music to settle differently with the listener.
Buck McDaniel (2026)
Josh Henderson
Web: joshhendersonmusic.com
Instagram: @warptrio
Facebook: facebook.com/warptrio
Chaconne, by Buck McDaniel - Performed by Buck McDaniel and Josh Henderson
From Josh Henderson's Cosmic Lullaby
Filmed by Lou Laurencin
Edited by Josh Henderson
Mixed by Mike Tierney
Mastered by Greg Saunier
Out Everywhere now on Imani Winds Media!
It is by happenstance that I came upon my friend Buck’s Chaconne, and I enjoyed the idea of having something modern and meditative to pair with the Biber work from earlier. Here are some words from the composer himself.
- - -
The overall shape of Chaconne can be described thusly: the violin begins low in its register, tracing long, sustained lines; over time it slides higher, its phrases shortening and quickening into something more urgent. Beneath this, the organ turns through a cycle of four chords, at first spare and clearly outlined, then gradually thickening into more saturated, diatonic clusters as the pattern repeats. Midway, a brief cadenza interrupts this grid, followed by athletic, even triumphant gestures in the violin until the cycle concludes.
A “Chaconne”, as many know, is a form built on repetition, most often a recurring harmonic progression, sometimes a repeated bass line, and often used interchangeably with the “Passacaglia”. Here, the harmonies draw on the Venetian lamento basso, its descending line echoing Monteverdi’s Lamento della Ninfa or Purcell’s Dido’s Lament. Of course, this kind of repetitive structure is often found in the works of the American Minimalist School, such as in the opening of Glass’s Einstein on the Beach or Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians. The goal is that of the French notion of Différance, where both the ancient and modern coexist.
It’s poignant that music I wrote at a very young age, shortly after leaving my hometown, would take the form of the “chaconne”. Returning to it years later with violinist Josh Henderson, one of my closest collaborators, feels like another turn of that same cycle. Perhaps each hearing, too, becomes its own repetition, a chance for the music to settle differently with the listener.
Buck McDaniel (2026)
Josh Henderson
Web: joshhendersonmusic.com
Instagram: @warptrio
Facebook: facebook.com/warptrio
