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Price: $30

Program Notes

Electric Thoughts (2014) is scored for marimba soloist + audio track and was commissioned by a consortium of percussionists led by Dr. Christopher Lizak.

Electronic pop music has had a lasting influence on my musical and compositional vocabulary. From Radiohead’s Kid A to Jon Hopkins’ Insides, I’ve been drawn to music that organically melds artificial instruments with real ones.

Given our constant need for technology, the idea with Electric Thoughts is to find a balance, using the tape part to simply enhance, and not overtake, the live performer. I attempt to accomplish this by taking my favorite qualities of the marimba and enhancing them with electronic accompaniment; coupling rhythmic passages with unison drum beats and lyrical passages with electronically sustained sounds. This healthy balance reflects the role I’d like technology to play in my my own life; a balanced accompaniment.

– Ivan Trevino, Sept. 2014

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Product will be automatically sent after purchase, and there is a download limit of two (2) downloads for seven (7) days after purchase.

Physical copies are available from Steve Weiss Music.