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aFteR bABbiTT scREamEd

adventures in a serial slaughterhouse

• AfterBabbitt.pdf
• AfterBabbitt.mp3

This piece was written as an assignment during my masters candidacy. It was supposed to incorporate various serial techniques, which it does. Still, I wrote the thing rather ‘tongue in cheek’ and made little jokes in it throughout the way. Some of them are pretty obvious, as in the case of the expression markings; how does one play ‘cyborganically’, for instance? Also, the title was meant to play off the similarity between the names Babbitt (the famed serialist) and Bobbitt. There had been quite a flurry of news activity on the latter just before this piece was written.

The ironic thing is that even though I’m poking fun at serialism here, I actually kind of like the piece, which is why it is here for you to download and (try to) play. It is bear difficult (as most serial pieces are).

aFteR baBbiTT scREameEd is included in this Printed Edition on Lulu:

The Necromancer
a fugue macabre for piano or organ
includes 3 other bonus works for keyboard