ALONG THE GRAIN: THE MUSIC OF CASSANDRA MILLER. (16th June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weeks, James
• Is Part Of: Tempo. Volume 68:Number 269(2014)
• Page Start: 50
• Page End: 64
• Publication Date: 2014-06-16
• Subjects: Music -- Periodicals; Music -- 20th century -- Periodicals; Music -- 21st century -- Periodicals; 780.78
• DOI: 10.1017/S0040298214000060
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-2982

Abstract

Abstract: This article is an analytical study of the music of, and an interview with, the Canadian composer Cassandra Miller. Her use of recordings as starting-points for several of her compositions is explored, as is her fondness for loop-based structures, which are sometimes inspired by analogous processes in the world of film. A brief overview of Miller's work to date is complemented by a close examination of several scores, notably Bel Canto, "O Zomer!" and Philip the wanderer. The concluding interview with the composer presents Miller's present musical and artistic concerns in her own words.