Instrumentation: string quartet and double bass
Year: 2019 | Duration: 7'
Program Note: Plot Device features a combination of tuning systems: equal temperament, smaller divisions of equal temperament, and just intonation. Matching pitch is the key concern of the violins, viola and cello. The bass provides most of the reference pitches, due to the feasibility of finding more natural harmonic partials. The string quartet with double bass is an ideal medium for exploring different tunings, due to the adaptability of string instruments, the homogeneity of their sound, and the wide range of the ensemble.
Version 1: Performed by Quartetto L'Arrianna with Pedro Gadelha
Version 2: Performed by Tracy Viator (vln), Lalia Mangione (vln), Ashley Overby (vla), Peter Swanson (vc), Leonard Ligon (db)
Version 2: Performed by Tracy Viator (vln), Lalia Mangione (vln), Ashley Overby (vla), Peter Swanson (vc), Leonard Ligon (db)