2014 – 3 Movements – Duration: 17 minutes
Description: For this piece, I was inspired by the work of Vivaldi. He has such a gift for forward motion in his writing. Everything pushes and leans into the next note, the next phrase, even the next movement.
Instrumentation: Strings
Three Completely Workable Perpetual-Motion Devices – Device #1
Three Completely Workable Perpetual-Motion Devices – Device #2
Three Completely Workable Perpetual-Motion Devices – Device #3
View short videos of The Takoma Ensemble playing this piece: Device #1 | Device #2 | Device #3
Download scores: Device #1 (PDF) | Device #2 (PDF) | Device #3 (PDF)
Download audio: Device #1 (MP3) | Device #2 (MP3) | Device #3 (MP3)