Composer's Notes Harmonic structure: a set of horizontal vocal lines is improvised in at least three ranges. The vertical effect of which is atonal tone clusters and arrhythmic counterpoint. Performance: the written melody is to be sung, after which the lines of lyric are to be re-ordered at will and sung to improvised melody, taking advantage of the opportunity for quartertones, fluid note lengths, and flexible tempo.
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Composer's Notes Harmonic structure: a set of horizontal vocal lines is improvised in at least three ranges. The vertical effect of which is ato… read more
Composer's Notes Harmonic structure: a set of horizontal vocal lines is improvised in at least three ranges. The vertical effect of which is atonal tone clusters and arrhythmic coun… read more
Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and performer who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garderock, in a short career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s, ending with his death at age 28 from an alcohol-heroin overdose. Buckley often regarded his tenor voice as an instrument, a talent most noticeable on his albums Happy Sad, Lorca, and Starsailor. His first marriage was to Mary Guibert, with whom he had a child, musician Jeff Buckley. They divorced in 1968 and after this Buckley would meet with his son … read more
Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and performer who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garderock, in a short career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s,… read more