Composer Joseph Klein's music reflects an ongoing interest in processes drawn from fractal geometry, chaos, and systems theory, often inspired by natural phenomena.
Compositional Technique
In "Goblin Market," the two main characters of Christina Rossetti's poem are represented by two complementary pitch cells, one with five pitch classes and the other with seven, applied throughout the narrative.
Compositional Technique
The work "Prime Set" is a 12-voice canon for solo percussionist, based on a sequence of prime numbers, and uses a 'timbral matrix' for 'transposition' of voices.
Composer Biography
Joseph Klein is a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas College of Music, where he has served as Chair of Composition Studies since 1999.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Improbable Encounters," encapsulates the collection of works, which brings together idiosyncratic personalities, mythical figures, and disparate compositions.
Composition History
"Monogram (for Nicolás, in memoriam)" was composed to honor Nicolás Alejandro Useche-Gonzales, a University of North Texas composition student who died in a tragic automobile accident.
Composition History
Many works on this album are based on characters from "Der Ohrenzeuge: Fünfzig Charaktere" (Earwitness: Fifty Characters), a collection of surreal character studies by Bulgarian-born British-Austrian novelist Elias Canetti.
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