The last few years I have become increasingly involved in some peculiar mathematical formulas called "fractals". These formulas, used in the fastgrowing field of "Chaos theory", are relatively simple, but they generate fascinating and surprisingly "organic" patterns when shown graphically on a computer screen, or played as music. One should think that such a mathematical approach would lead to sterile and ÇtheoreticalÈ music. The sound world of "Stonewave", however, is not one you would associate with math books. The steady, insistent pulse, and the use of sequences put squarely up against eachother or divided by long rests suggest an invisible ritual. A ritual for what?Well then, let it be a ritual for the exorcism of some Çevil spiritsÈ which now ride our part of the world under the name of Liberalism, making people the servants of the Market Forces instead of vice versa. ÇStonewaveÈ is therefore an incantation, as it seems that only divine forces can save European culture from a political system that proclaims the Jungle Law as the guiding principle in sosial and cultural life. -Rolf Wallin Number of Players: 1Difficulty: Grade 5Instrumentation: Player I: Ten Metal Instruments with Short Tone, Large Metal Instrument with Short Tone, 5 High pitched Wood Instruments, 5 Drums, Pedal Bass DrumRolf Wallin (born in Oslo september 7th 1957) is an exceptionally versatile musician, having distinguished himself not only as one of Scandinavia's leading composers today, but also as a performance artist and, early in his career, as a trumpeter in ensembles spanning early music to experimental jazz and rock. As a composer he freely combines computer-generated systems and mathematical formulae with intuitive approaches, and the complex yet very plastic textures of his music are reminiscent of composers such as Xenakis and Ligeti. Wallin's work list includes both instrumental and electroacoustic works, absolute music and stage music; his continuous crossing of borders between genres and styles has resulted in a number of fruitful cross-fertilizations.
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