Clara Yang - Clinamina for Piano and Electronics by Lee Weisert

Lee Weisert, composer
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Clara Yang, piano
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“The Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius proposes the existence of a phenomenon in which atoms travelling through space are subjected to minute, unpredictable swerving motions. According to Lucretius, this random swerving of atoms, which he calls clinamen (pl. clinamina) is responsible not only for the existence of rivers, plants, and animals, but also the free will of man, since, in a completely deterministic universe, there would be no room for free will. Clinamina explores the notion that human expressivity and creativity is in some basic sense inseparable from “lower” forms of utterances, noises, and proto-musical paraphernalia. Representations of various degrees, or “levels,” of musical organization co-exist on equal footing. Disconnected, particle-like notes float aimlessly, sometimes fusing into assemblages of chords, or converging into sudden bursts of gestural motion. Repetitive algorithmic gestures and musical automata overlap with excerpts from a Debussy prelude-warped and fragmented, but retaining flashes of a sophisticated and lyrical melodic and harmonic style. Technology serves as a modern example of hierarchical organization-an extension of our preferences and biases. By selectively capturing and extending fleeting musical events, we are presented with an imposed structural framework; an illusory “structure” to guide us through the tangle.”
- Lee Weisert

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