Program Note
Falzone's piece searches for a new harmony by revisiting the sixth-tone system, developed over a hundred years ago in the first modernist efflorescence of microtonality, but worthy of a fresh reconsideration. It seeks to answer the question, "By expanding the gamut of available pitches," [that is, by "adding more notes,"] "can we both create interesting relationships of dissonance in addition to expanding the acoustic framework of harmony?"
Behind the Score:
Recently released on New World Records is a portrait album of Falzone's music, featuring performances by ensembles with a variety of instrumental forces, including the Arditti Quartet and ELISION Ensemble, as well as an orchestral work for the Ostrava New Orchestra. Taken together, these pieces investigate how unexpected but compelling results might emerge from seemingly euphonious and otherwise familiar materials.
About the album:
Falzone has a unique approach to music, and the result is multilayered. Recommended for the adventurous! —Fanfare
The music has a sensuous and imaginative quality that goes beyond the purely cerebral. —Fanfare
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