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Daniel LintzDaniel LintzFrom NONPOP #17From NONPOP #17

Podacast by Stocc Unrein (Podacast by Stocc Unrein (nonpopmusic.comnonpopmusic.com))

Why?Why?

Integrates several of the 20Integrates several of the 20thth C. C. compositional movementscompositional movementsQuotationQuotationMulti-continent rhythmsMulti-continent rhythmsLayer-cake approachLayer-cake approachPolyrhythmsPolyrhythms ““Noise” as music sourceNoise” as music source

……and because it just sounds cooland because it just sounds cool

TermsTerms

ScatScatDrum BedDrum BedPizziccato (strings)Pizziccato (strings)MalletsMalletsAccellerandoAccellerandoPadPad

:10:10African groove, DrumsAfrican groove, Drums

:40:40Voices – Scat SyllablesVoices – Scat Syllables

:52:52String QuartetString Quartet

Vocals & StringsVocals & Stringsalternate over drum bedalternate over drum bed

1:291:29Rhythm changeRhythm change

1:591:59FasterFaster

2:222:22Strings come backStrings come back

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2:432:43Traffic Alert – Male VoiceTraffic Alert – Male Voice

(Notice how the drums and voice are precisely aligned. (Notice how the drums and voice are precisely aligned. One note on a keyboard produces both sounds)One note on a keyboard produces both sounds)

Pizzicatto stringsPizzicatto stringsmalletsmallets

long notes in female voicelong notes in female voicesnippety interplaysnippety interplay

4:104:10Traffic Slowdown,Traffic Slowdown,

female interjections,female interjections,light texturelight texture

4:454:45AccelerandoAccelerando

5:105:10More MalletsMore Mallets

5:225:22Rhythm ChangeRhythm Change

5:505:50Female voice to front of mixFemale voice to front of mix

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6:046:04Rhythm StopRhythm Stop

string, vocal pad, bellsstring, vocal pad, bellsVery PeacefulVery Peaceful

8:298:29Female Vocal – long notes Female Vocal – long notes

over synth pad soundsover synth pad sounds

10:4310:43Weather – female voice. Weather – female voice. Fast Rhythms, “No Rain”Fast Rhythms, “No Rain”

Strings, FlutesStrings, FlutesThickeningThickening

11:2911:29FlutesFlutes

11:5911:59“….Friday”“….Friday”

12:1512:15Continuing to thickenContinuing to thicken

12:3812:38Pizziccato CelloPizziccato Cello

Solo, then add other StringsSolo, then add other StringsPianoPiano

Rhythm Accelerates, Rhythm Accelerates, texture thckenstexture thckens

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13:1313:13Original Fast RhythmOriginal Fast Rhythmon Mallets, no drumson Mallets, no drums

Female voice tied in with Female voice tied in with the Mallet rhythmthe Mallet rhythm

(just like the male voice earlier)(just like the male voice earlier)

String PadString Pad

Strong Tonal endingStrong Tonal endingSatisfying,Satisfying,

but still a surprisebut still a surprisewhen it occurswhen it occurs

The EndThe End