The Proof Notes (2018)
Instrumentation: Indeterminate sustaining instruments
Electronics: No
Duration: 6'
Commissioned by Christ Church Preservation Trust with support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Premiere: Premiered by Parker Kitterman and International Contemporary Ensemble at Christ Church Philadelphia, Sept. 22-23, 2018
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Notes: The Proof Notes is inspired by Francis Hopkinson’s preface to a 1788 collection of his songs: his process of tuning the harpsichord in perfect 5ths and checking major 3rds as “proof notes” - which is essentially a quick approach to meantone temperament. I expanded his sequence by fleshing out implied harmonies and articulating more partials to create a slowly modulating chorale. Originally composed as part of "In Plain Air" for organ and a large ensemble of sustaining instruments, it may be imagined for other ensemble types, spatialized or not.