Instead, it sustained for page after page a single chordal theme, varied only with starkly primitive rhythm in the orchestra and percussion-punctuated declamation by the singers.
A frustrated orchestral composer, he favored great chordal eruptions of thick, textured sound.
He also wrote a little work for piano called Vexationsan 80-second chordal theme of only 180 notes in 52 beats.
Henry Threadgill in NPR It's not chordal-based,Threadgill says. "It's contrapuntal music - everyone is playing these different little melodies and phrases, you know. Harmony happens, but the harmony is incidental to the counterpoint chatter."
Reggie Workman in All About Jazz Workman says Allen's "tasteful and intellectual approach" made her the most logical choice for a "musical conversation with a chordal instrumentalist who also has a unique approach to improvisation and composition. Being deeply rooted in a...
Lee Konitz in San Jose Mercury News That trio situation without a chordal instrument allows me to stretch out a little more,Konitz said from his apartment in New York City. "Performing with just bass and drums is a special situation. I let myself play a"