David Bruce Composer | Irrational Time Signatures & Rhythms @DBruce | Uploaded November 2017 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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Composer David Bruce discusses the use of irrational time signatures, and irrational rhythms. Why do composers use them and has their use by prominent composers like Thomas Ades made them more acceptible?
David Bruce's website
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Thomas Ades Totentanz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Proms
youtube.com/watch?v=2G8ySgSayK8&t=342s
Full perusal score of Totentanz at Faber Music
scorelibrary.fabermusic.com/Totentanz-20627.aspx
David Bruce Groanbox
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Thanks to Metropolis Ensemble, New York
metropolisensemble.org
Research:
Elaine Gould's Behind Bars, a definitive guide to modern notation:
amazon.com/Behind-Bars-Definitive-Guide-Notation/dp/0571514561
Huw Belling Masters Thesis "Thinking Irrational - Thomas Ades and new rhythms"
hbelling.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/ades-thesis-009-word03.pdf