{"title":"Klaus Gesing","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"song-and-dance","title":"Song and Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"When I started reimagining the tunes I had composed for Trio or Quartet\nsettings for a larger ensemble, I realised this would inevitably limit the\nimprovisational freedom of each player\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI also thought that abandoning the idea for this reason would be like comparing\napples and oranges--the small ensemble, with its intimacy and full improvisational\nfreedom, and the large jazz ensemble, with its rich palette of colours, interwoven\nmelodies, and dynamic grandeur, are simply two distinct ways to express music, like\nchanging the dress for a different occasion. And so, I began to sew a new wardrobe\nfor the Songs and Dances on this recording.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree main elements thread through the compositions and arrangements of this\ncollection. Firstly, the presence of irregular time signatures. The fact that some tunes\non this CD are written in metres of 5\/4, 11\/8, 7\/4, 15\/4, or 17\/8 is not a deliberate\nchoice of mine. The way these odd metres slightly alter the passing of time--or at\nleast the way I perceive it--inspires me and leads me on a search for a particular state\nof rhythmic and melodic flow that ultimately lets the concept of time signature itself\nlose its importance.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecondly, I am captivated by the magic that happens when a melody is accompanied\nby words: lyrics seem to emancipate a melody from the composer's original intent;\nwhat has been a tune becomes a song, with a life of its own.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd thirdly, I am fascinated with textures, with the changing colours of intertwining\nwind instruments-- the human breath at the source of the sound we hear-- and the\nharmonic and rhythmic authority of the wind ensemble in conjunction with the rhythm\nsection.\" - Klaus Gesing\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Challenge Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50992880845131,"sku":"2236902","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_f4fa4043_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1734624085"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/klaus-gesing.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}