Taking a very pure approach to the sound, this is a graphic representation of Conlon Nancarrow's Player Piano Study no.7. Drawing inspiration partly from the hole-punched music roll of the player piano, and the experimental film and graphics of the time, geometric elements are introduced, each 'set' representing a motif in the music. As these motifs reappear in the piece, so do their graphic counterparts, each time changing, creating new geometric landscapes.
 

DV 6 min 50 sec

A collaboration with Sophie Clements.
www.sophieclements.com

Commissioned by the Barbican Centre, London.
www.barbican.org.uk
 

World premiere (of the live performance version)
LSO St. Luke’s, London, March 25, 2007
Also performed at the Gala Opening of
Frank Gehry’s Serpentine Gallery Summer Pavilion, July 19, 2008

Pianos: Thomas Adès and Rolf Hind