Waiting Still

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Waiting Still in its original form; a duo for piano and solo gamelan.

This piece uses a small configuration of Javanese gamelan instruments (intended to be performed by one player);

• slenthem

• saron

• two gongs (one low, one high)

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When I composed this work, with the slenthem and saron, I imagined the pair of instruments being struck (male and female) to produce the beating tone.

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There is a small clip in this documentary that shows me explaining this with the instruments: