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Anthony Braxton’s 12 Duets (DCWM) 2012

Some of the scores used for

12 Duets (DCWM) 2012

Tracks 1 – 4

12 Duets (DCWM) 2012

Available at http://tricentricfoundation.org/12-duets-dcwm-2012-cd

These tracks were recorded over two days, Aug. 14 and 15 in 2012, at Wesleyan’s Crowell Concert Hall. Each track consists of two different Falling River Music scores (graphic scores), one each for Anthony and myself, plus one Ghost Trance score which was the same for both of us. The four tracks are arranged in chronological order and have a distinct developmental arc for me. Track 1 was where I was very busy trying to do different things to figure out how and what I could contribute to the music. By Track 4, I was listening more, and there is a certain serenity and space coming from a place of slightly deeper understanding of the music, although I knew I was only scratching the surface. There is a similar developmental arc within each track, how it starts and where it goes over the course of an hour as measured by Anthony’s hourglass. I am always grateful for the fact that Anthony allows me to fail, then pick myself in my own way so that I can find something personal.

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Track 1: Composition No. 366b (+214, 365b)

Composition No. 366b

Composition No. 366b

Composition No. 365b

Composition No. 365b

Track 2: Composition No. 366d (+239, 365f)

Composition No. 366d

Composition No. 366d

Composition No. 365f

Composition No. 365f

Track 3: Composition No. 366a (+240, 367b)

Composition No. 240

Composition No. 240

Composition No. 367b

Composition No. 367b

Track 4: Composition No. 364e (+346, 363a)

Composition No. 364e

Composition No. 364e

Composition No. 346

Composition No. 346

Composition No. 363a

Composition No. 363a