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Invention in G Minor from the Ill-tempered Klavier by Douglas Gwynn Smith performed by Barrie Barrington

Prelude in G Minor - from the Ill-Tempered Klavier: 24 Preludes and Inventions

Algorhythm 1.2 This is an electroacoustic piece which I composed in 1987 and realized on the Fairlight CMI. It is built upon a small selection/series of pitches. These small sets are layered and processed (transposition, inversion, fragmentation, retrograde, rotation, etc.) and then hundreds of iterations are unfurled following a long canonic pattern. The sounds were produced on the Fairlight by drawing waveforms and adding partials and envelopes using a light pen. It all sounds so archaic now... or perhaps that';s just me. 🧐

Horology from Parallax by Douglas Gwynn Smith Performed by the Ethos Collective - January 24, 2013 Samantha Fu, flute Alana Lopez, violin Stefan Hintersteininger, cello Chris Morano, piano Timothy Cleave, percussion Katie Rife, percussion

Prelude and Invention in A Minor - from 24 Preludes and Inventions: The Ill-tempered Klavier

Prelude and Invention in C Minor - from 24 Preludes and Inventions: The Ill-tempered Klavier

Prelude & Invention in G Major - from 24 Preludes and Inventions: The Ill-tempered Klavier

Invention in Eb Major - from 24 Preludes and Inventions: The Ill-tempered Klavier

Invention in D Major from 24 Preludes and Inventions: The Ill-tempered Klavier

This is the tale of Monsignor Charles, who famously descended and brought an end to hostilities before expiring in a good cause.