Vijay Iyer is one of the most significant contemporary composers and performers on the piano. This manuscript represents a compilation of small group compositions by Iyer during a period from 1999 to 2008.
The bulk of the pieces were originally written for Vijay's quartet with altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Stephan Crump, and drummers Marcus Gilmore, Tyshawn Sorey, and Derrek Phillips, and are documented on the albums Panoptic Modes (2001), Blood Sutra (2003), Reimagining (2005), and Tragicomic (2008).
The music features experimentation on rhythmic techniques, harmony, orchestration, soloing structures, and macro-form, with an overriding focus on sound and feel. This volume contains contrasting compositional approaches so as to give the reader an insight into the broad spectrum of compositional language and devices employed by Iyer.
The bulk of the pieces were originally written for Vijay's quartet with altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa, bassist Stephan Crump, and drummers Marcus Gilmore, Tyshawn Sorey, and Derrek Phillips, and are documented on the albums Panoptic Modes (2001), Blood Sutra (2003), Reimagining (2005), and Tragicomic (2008).
The music features experimentation on rhythmic techniques, harmony, orchestration, soloing structures, and macro-form, with an overriding focus on sound and feel. This volume contains contrasting compositional approaches so as to give the reader an insight into the broad spectrum of compositional language and devices employed by Iyer.
Aftermath
Atlantean Tropes
Because of Guns (Hey Joe)
Bibi Sketch 2
The Big Almost
Brute Facts
Configurations
Configurations Solo
Desiring
Father Spirit
Habeas Corpus
Imagined Nations
Inertia
Invariants
Macaca Please
Machine Days
Phalanx
Revolutions
Revolutions Solo
Song for Midwood
Threnody
Threnody Solo
Without Lions
Atlantean Tropes
Because of Guns (Hey Joe)
Bibi Sketch 2
The Big Almost
Brute Facts
Configurations
Configurations Solo
Desiring
Father Spirit
Habeas Corpus
Imagined Nations
Inertia
Invariants
Macaca Please
Machine Days
Phalanx
Revolutions
Revolutions Solo
Song for Midwood
Threnody
Threnody Solo
Without Lions
| Arrangement | Ensemble, Piano |
| Format | Instrumental Album |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Iyer, Vijay (Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780786683598 |