among Verticals: Movement II

Yaz Lancaster
Piece Duration: 7:20

About this Piece

(Starts at 4:25)

Interval: Throughout this piece, the performer fades in and out on a series of changing intervals. Almost every interval within the octave is heard, with the exception of the Major 3rd / Minor 6th. 

Suggested Ear Training Activity: In the Notable Passages below, read the description of which intervals are heard. Then, try your best to identify them while you listen! (Many of these passages feature the intervals twice, so you will get two chances to listen for the intervals in those examples!)

Extended Technique: Scroll through the Notable Passages below to find examples of a Multiphonic, a Timbral Trill, and Key Clicks!

Notable Passages

Time Stamp: 4:29 — 5:25
Description:

A Minor 3rd pattern is heard, then a Major 6th (Played Twice)


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 5:38 — 6:10
Description:

A Major 2nd, then a Major 7th (Played Twice)


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 6:14 — 6:31
Description:

A disjunct melodic phrase featuring an extended technique called a Multiphonic. Multiphonics are overblown notes that use specific finger patterns on the instrument, producing several pitches at once! (For more examples of Multiphonics, listen to Unsuk Chin's Advice from a Caterpillar)


Keywords: Extended Technique - Composition Technique

Time Stamp: 6:36 — 7:00
Description:

Three Perfect 4ths are heard, followed by an alternating Minor 2nd (Played Twice)


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 7:11 — 7:25
Description:

A Perfect 5th, then a Major 6th


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 7:26 — 7:40
Description:

A Minor 2nd, then a disjunct melodic passage, then the Minor 2nd trill is heard an octave higher than the first interval


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 7:42 — 7:50
Description:

A Major 7th, then a disjunct melodic passage, then a Minor 3rd trill


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 8:00 — 8:25
Description:

A Minor 3rd, followed by a Minor 2nd and Diminished 5th / Tritone (Played Twice)


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 8:25 — 8:36
Description:

A Minor 3rd, followed by a Major 7th


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 8:36 — 8:53
Description:

A Diminished 5th / Tritone, a Perfect 5th, then a Minor 7th (Played Twice)


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 8:53 — 9:13
Description:

A Minor 2nd, followed by a melodic passage


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 9:24 — 9:56
Description:

A Minor 3rd, Major 7th, then an Octave (Played Twice)


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 9:58 — 10:20
Description:

A Melodic Passage, followed by a Unison (This extended technique is called a Timbral Trill, where the same note is played using two different finger patterns)


Keywords: Extended Technique - Composition Technique , Interval

Time Stamp: 10:15 — 10:40
Description:

(Melodic Passage)



Time Stamp: 10:48 — 11:26
Description:

These intervals are huge! A Minor 10th, Perfect 12th, and a Diminished 12th are heard! (Reduced: a Minor 3rd, Perfect 5th, and Diminished 5th / Tritone) (Played Twice)


Keywords: Interval

Time Stamp: 11:30 — 11:45
Description:

An extended technique called Key Clicks ends the piece!


Keywords: Extended Technique - Composition Technique