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Tetraktys - All Is Number

by Stuart McLeod

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Tetraktys 1 04:49
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Tetraktys 2 03:24
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Tetraktys 3 09:02
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Tetraktys 8 05:08
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Tetraktys 9 08:10
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Tetraktys 10 23:11

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"All is Number" completes the set of 10 Tetraktys pieces written over the years 1996-2018. Each piece is an obsessive look at each number of Pythagoras' Tetraktys.

Tetraktys 1 for guitar orchestra - The universe begins. Players pulse on monotones in rhythmic ratios to each other.

Tetraktys 2 for vibraphone, alto saxophone & bass clarinet - Exploration of the expanding and contracting dyad.

Tetraktys 3 for piano - The last piece written in the series, #3 finds the Augmented triad in 3 measures within 3 sections. Dedicated to Lorna.

Tetraktys 8 - Further into the series there is more freedom as the numbers get more complex. #8 has simple phrases combine to form composite melodies which simplify and then form further composites.

Tetraktys 9 - Even greater freedom evolves as we hear more melody, orchestration and dynamics.

Tetraktys 10 - Like #6, Tetraktys 10 is a compendium of all the pieces that came before it (1 through 9). The coda itself is again a nested compendium, nesting goes on forever and ever...

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released December 19, 2018

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Stuart McLeod Portland, Oregon

Stuart Mcleod has composed music for film, stage, and concert hall for classical, improv and rock groups.

He has played drums and percussion with Trentalange, Transpacific, Eveline's Klang Quintet, Seattle School, composer Byron Au Yong, Gamelan Northwest and led the experimental group SIL2K.

Stuart studied composition with Richard Karpen, William O. Smith and Kenneth Benshoof.
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