Four Voice Canon #11
(“Parsons Canon”)
aka: tetherball XI
Date: 1999-2000.
Place: Dartmouth.
Sounds: Six percussionists or any six
musicians.
Elements: No permutations lists used. Source
is a set of rhythms “lent” to me by English composer Michael Parsons.
Comments: Part of the large series of pieces
called tetherball, generally one page
scores for six musicians, each of which rotates through the six parts.
Four Voice Canon #11 has been performed by a number
of ensembles, including Non Sequitur, the Downtown Ensemble, and a number of
university groups. No commercially available recording exists yet.