Story Behind The Song

As a trombonist, I've always appreciated the freedom to play the notes between the notes. The price of that freedom is often the stereotyped persona that comes with the instrument; slapstick comedian with rare moments of sacerdotal solemnity. To capture some of that trombone flavor in a digital arena, I've created a synthesized instrument which uses keystroke velocity to drive the period of a low frequency oscillator to vary the pitch of any notes being sounded or held. This piece showcases that instrument. Is it a call to worship?... Here come the priests... Are they Moses und Aron?... or Moe, Larry and Curly?... (Watch out for the banana peel.)

Song Description

By dispensing with tonality, Schoenberg gave us the ?liberation of dissonance?. What happens if we dispense with pitch? (Intentionally, at least. I know folks who do so unwittingly.) This piece opens that door just a crack. There is a vast world to explore on the other side.