Author: Prent Rodgers

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This one is in 9: 5/4 + 4/4. There is a later section that shifts to some other combinations. This is a sketch for now.

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I was able to get the crew to come in early for one more take. We went out to the headwaters of Glacier Creek, where it moves down slope past a forest of high pines. Omar couldn’t lug his tuba up this high, and the vibes player said no, but the clarinet, oboe, marimba, finger piano, and harp were included. Celebrate the otonality with triademonium to the 11 limit.

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This is the first take of the day, and it’s a keeper.

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I’m trying to work out a contrasting theme, but I’m stuck on a chord that doesn’t sound right. More later.

The picture at the right is from a slide show at Carlton College’s Illustrated Guide to a Glacier.

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I was able to convince the gang to stick around for a few more takes of the piece. Thanks to Omar the tuba player for helping me revoice the winds to lower octaves. We spent all day Sunday running new takes, but something seemed to get in the way with each one. Finally we were able to get a good run through on the 17th try Monday morning. This one includes clarinet, oboe, tuba, marimba, vibes, finger piano, harp, and cello, plus the opening notch filtered wind tunnel sound recorded at the NASA Ames Research Center. As always, fake but accurate is my motto. Blue Glacier starts near the top of Mount Olympus, and terminates into Glacier Creek, which eventually flows into the Hoh River.

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This is the second piece in the RPM Challenge. 10 songs or 35 minutes of recordings in the month of February. Onward down the valley.

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You do have to watch your step or you get off your rhythm.

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Downhill all the way.

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Near the top of the mountain, it is important to avoid the crevasse caused by the separation of the glacier from the summit. Often hundreds of feet deep, it can be a formidable obstacle in the wind at night.

Dick Hogle has set his light show to my Stick Shift Chevy Shake piece from 2005. He has recaptured the 1960’s liquid light shows perfectly, and set it to some slippery microtonal changes. Here’s the link.