CHRIS NEINER, composer
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Groove Passing (2015)

Instrumentation: alto saxophone, viola, double bass, piano
Duration: 7 minutes
Program Note:
      I imagined Groove Passing as like watching a train go by, with rhythmic grooves substituting for boxcars. In a semi-through-composed manner, Groove Passing presents four distinct rhythmic grooves [2+2+3, 3+2+2, 2+2+2+2, and 3+3+2]. Each groove is presented in a theme, and then they begin to intertwine and mingle. From the instrumentation of piano, bass, and alto sax, I drew out a musical language inspired by older jazz artists like Dave Brubeck. Formally, I had the idea of the fusing this language with the formal processes of Steve Reich, but there ultimately ended up being a lot more Brubeck than Reich. Groove Passing was composed for the 2015 New Music on the Point Festival.

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  • About
  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • Burlesquing Movement
      • Elegy
      • Groove Passing
      • Infinite Spinning
      • Liquidus
      • Music with Oliver
      • Playtime
      • Quadraphonics
      • Quintet
      • Ripple Cycles
      • Serenade for the Ghosts
      • Suite
      • To Rose
      • Toy Chest
    • Solo >
      • Petite Suite
      • Rhapsodie
      • Shades of Green
    • Orchestral >
      • Jest
      • Many Universes
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • The Hinz Waltz
      • The Hinz Waltz 2
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need
      • Lacquer Prints
      • To See a World
      • Untitled Meditation
    • Electronic >
      • Artificial Rainstorm
      • Gasp Grids
      • Requiem
  • Blog
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