Bill Thompson - Homage to New York (sh 001)

Homage to New York was written in honor of the composers of the New York School. It includes samples from the works of John Cage, Earle Brown, Christian Wolff, Morton Feldman, and David Tudor. The samples from each composer are roughly equal in combined length, and were all altered to a greater or lesser degree, while still retaining their identity. They were chosen in consideration of composer representation, recognizability, level of homogeneity/contrast, and compositional pliability. The alterations include various effects such as pitch-shifting, panning, ring modulation, and other editing techniques. Effects were chosen in light of the possibilities of each track playing against itself and other tracks. This work, of course, would not have been possible without the music written by the New York School, or their influence on me and modern music in general. Check out their music the next time you're at the cd store. - bt