Triangular Rhythms (for Tom Johnson)

Solo percussion

5 minutes

2013

ElectronicElectroacousticAcousticInstallations and ExperimentsJuvenalia

About Triangular Rhythms (for Tom Johnson)

My first entirely algorithmic composition, inspired by a dinner with Tom Johnson and Clarence Barlow where we talked about Pascal’s triangles and what happens when you combine them with different modulos (aka remainders).

Here’s a neat article about that: mathlesstraveled.com/2012/10/20/visualizing-pascals-triangle-remainders

Perfomances of Triangular Rhythms (for Tom Johnson)

  • 06/04/2013 UCSB Ensemble for Contemporary Music UCSB's Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Santa Barbara, CA
  • 04/26/2013 Leslie Cain, Nick Norton UCSB's Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Santa Barbara, CA