Dan Trueman (1968)

teeter.lack.fall (2009)
(an epic yarn (in 19 minutes))

duration: 19:00

This piece was written for janus with guests Jason Treuting (percussion) and Dan Trueman (Hardanger fiddle). The following words are from the composer:

“I've always liked the way good stories can collapse an entire lifetime into a brief moment, or extend a brief moment into what seems a lifetime. This is especially true of stories told - by the fire, on the beach - as opposed to read. teeter.lack.fall aims to tell such a story (or be such a story), using abstract musical words and paragraphs; short moments might take a lifetime, while lifetimes may pass in a blur. The Hardanger fiddle, played by myself as the composer and guest performer, is a special inspiration for this story, given its long history of tales and legends featuring maids and maidens, dancers and drunks, lovers and murderers. My memories of some of these tales is more qualitative than specific; I remember how it felt to hear the story more than I do the story itself.”