above : Jodoform log book of music broadcaast by the BBC World Service to be deciphered by the Polish Underground
[courtesy of The Polish Underground Movement Study Trust, London]
The basis of the score is a short phrase taken from the jolly Polish Tango song. Play the Polish Tango song [with Real Audio]
This was developed extensively over 4 months with my arranger/collaborator Michael Jennings. Quite a technical task in fact.
We endeavoured to create a piece that works at the various record player speeds all playing at once at any point in the score.
Glissando is used to evoke an echo of air raid sirens, but a little more uplifting here as the notes rise and grow in random relationships.
Recording the piece was also challenging - trying to record seperate parts and keeping the strings in harmony etc... Minimalism can be hard.
Listen to the 'Hear & Now' BBC Radio 3 interview about the project
[with Real Audio]