Weait: Lonely Island

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Title

Weait: Lonely Island

Subject

Music Resource Item Type Metadata

Composer

Weait, Christopher (b. 1939).

Gender

Male

Work

Lonely Island. Dublin, OH: Weait Music.

Duration

4.5 minutes

Description

This piece was composed in 1974 and dedicated to Harvey Saltzman. The music is pitch-centric, based on a pentatonic scale, and covers the full range up to Eb5. A low G1 is optional. Pitch-bending, glissandi, tongue-slaps, harmonics, flutter-tonguing, and sonic distortion are all found in this piece. The music very contemplative in nature, and is challenging due to the extended techniques.

Discography

Innova 520 (CD)    Christopher Weait
Lyrichord LLST7277 (LP)    Christopher Weait

Date Range of Work

1974