Eleanor Hovda
for double-mounted cymbals, bass bows, and friction mallets
I. Centerflow/Trail I
II. Centerflow/Trail II
III. Lemniscates with Breath
IV. Ecce
V. Montemarte
The Cymbalmusic Series developed out of ensemble music that I've been making since 1972. The various pieces are made for a cymbal soloist who elicits sounds from the metal using bass bows and superball friction mallets. The cymbal player also uses voice sounds, such as whistles, hums, and vowel/consonant "breath" sound shapes as extension and counterpoint to the metal sounds. The player always works collaboratively with the space in which the pieces are performed, and in several of the pieces there are collaborations with dancers and audiences.