Patreon/November update
Got a super exciting month coming up! First of all: I'm finishing the pieces that will be recorded by a viol consort (led by Dara Blumenthal Bloom), so those are fun. They are character studies of some of the knights of Arthur's (early) court--rash Sir Gawain, "bold" Bedivere (to use Tennyson's word), curmudgeonly but loyal Sir Kay, long-suffering Sir Bors (the elder! One of Arthur's earliest allies). I'm also hoping to be much more active writing music for my patreon page, a
Overlapping entrances in Byrd's Mass for Four Voices
1:37-2:00 is a great example of staggered, overlapping entrances--on the words "jesu christe". Flawlessly clear, focused momentum, a little space before the last one that leads to a half close. The texture never gets muddy, and the range varies. Most importantly, that particular idea can be worked in myriad ways; the path Byrd chose, he heard. If you're not familiar with these masses, which he wrote, daringly (they are Catholic works--with his name printed on each page, no le
