Eli Wallace Precepts 01/22/2021 Dynamic play abounds--the existentialist drone

Dynamic play abounds--the existentialist drone of "Truth" gives way to a crushing

most notably the glam-rock anthem "Oh

but the tunes are so smartly put together that their surfaces can be misleading

synths in the form of Dreams

Eli Wallace Precepts 01/22/2021 Dynamic play abounds--the existentialist dronePrecepts for Piano and Strings is a graphic score with pitch suggestions and vague time perimeters composed in four movements. It was written for violin, cello, bass, and piano, and provides a guideline for collective improvisation. The piece revolves around four distinct lines and how they exist and interact with one another, each line representing one musician. The proximity, connection (or lack thereof) of the aforementioned lines indicate the rate