Nutation, flute/clarinet duo, 2015. (6 minutes).
Commissioned by the 113 Composers Collective
• Premiered February 5, 2016, Grace University Lutheran Church,
Minneapolis, MN
• February 7, 2016, Studio Z, St. Paul, MN
Lauren McNee, Flute; Emily Beisel, Clarinet
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This is a short work for flute and clarinet composed after a period of study in classical electrodynamics and quantum physics. It is based on repeating cycles of rhythmic and harmonic materials that are allowed to evolve with time in a process not unlike the deviation of Euler angles observed in a rotating body.