‘He walked with a pronounced limp…
L-I-M-P, pronounced limp‘
– Spike Milligan
This piece explores rhythms with a 3:2 ratio (for instance a dotted crotchet and a crotchet) whose lopsided, unequal gait evokes a limping rhythm. There is a fair amount of experimentation with metre, tempo and co-ordination, with 3:2 rhythms at various speeds, linked by fifth-based harmony.
violin & piano
8 mins
2012
Written for Helen Tonge & Richard Whalley