Throwing Mountains
for 'cello, viola, piano, bass clarinet
By Caroline Mallonée
American
American
PROGRAM NOTE:
Throwing pots is the terminology for the process of creating a ceramic piece using natural forces and natural materials. The momentum of the wheel allows the potter to create symmetrical objects out of earth and water. Throwing pots is also a fun and loud way to dispose of thrown pots.In Throwing mountains, ranges and peaks arise from The momentum of the music. Throwing mountains in the end might also be said to be a fun and loud way to dispose of thrown mountains.
“It is thus possible to create a tradition that is held together by strict rules, and that is also successful, to some extent. But is it desirable to support such a tradition to the exclusion of everything else?...These are questions I intend to ask...And to these questions my answer will be a firm and resounding NO.
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--Paul K. Feyerabend, Against Method