Layers

I will try to construct the piece using different layers. The form itself, as described below, will be one of those layers. There will also be a thematic/melodic layer, a harmonic layer, and a rhythmic layer. Perhaps something else as well, an orchestration layer maybe.

The idea is that each layer will have its own development from start to finish. At some point, two different layers might develop together; at other times, they might go against each other.

The basic form layer is already in place. I think the most interesting stuff might happen when there are changes in other layers that don't coincide with changes in the form.

I think I'll start with the rhythmic layer next, since I actually have an idea I want to use. It's a rhythm in 7/8, from an unfinished composition I did a couple of years ago:



It's kind of a "broken" rhythm that contains both triplet feel and even eighths, leaving many possibilities for tempo changes, metric modulations and polyrhythms. So that's what I'll explore next!