Polyphonic metric structures that depend on a common metronomic time grid -- a grid defined by the smallest common duration called at CNMAT the "tatum." The tatum is the smallest measurable duration and is a common multiple of all larger durations. Most "groove" based musics are dependent on such a structure. By contrast, music that features aperiodic time structures are rarely considered polyrhythmic.

Project

Losing Touch

Losing Touch (duration 11') for vibraphone and fixed electronics was composed in 1994. The piece is published by Billaudot Editions (Catalog #GB7027) in Paris (Theodor Presser, US representative). A complete published edition with rehearsal CD and mono performance tape is available for student performance from several on-line dealers.