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Convergence (2000)

for clarinet, cello, and piano OR
viola, cello, and piano
[5 minutes]
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[Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Joanne Lin, cello; Eric Huebner, piano]

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Two things converge if they approach the same place from different directions. This piece begins with two very different gestures: the first is lyrical and expressive, the second rhythmically driving and mechanical. As the gestures repeat and evolve, they sound more and more like each other, until they ultimately lead to new musical material.

In mathematics, something converges if it approaches a limit over time. In this piece, the relative lengths of each section were determined by an integer sequence generated by a mathematical formula. Initially, the numbers in the sequence jump wildly up and down, but the sequence eventually "converges" into an exponential decay function.
Performance History:

Anti-Social Music, March 2001, New York City
Ken Thomson, clarinet; Pat Muchmore, cello; Dan Neustadt, piano

Columbia Composers, November 2002, New York City
Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Joanne Lin, cello; Eric Huebner, piano

Ensemble Eddy Vanoosthuyse, July 2003, Brussels, Belgium
Eddy Vanoosthuyse, clarinet; Alexander Bazel, cello;
Geert Callaert, piano [presented as part of the midis-minimes festival; for more information go here]

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