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Dim Shapes Grow Clearer by Blair Boyd

Blair Boyd - Dim shapes grow clearer for alto saxophone and piano (2021) One of the features of Dim shapes grow clearer is the exploration of sustained pitches through alterations of dynamics and timbre. The static opening of the piece is interrupted by a 4-note descending figure in the saxophone. Well known from John Dowland’s lute song Flow my Tears, this ‘falling tears’ motif symbolized grief in Elizabethan music. While this motif is quickly abandoned by a solo flourish in the saxophone, the sombre tone remains, yet somehow more resigned. To continue the piece, sustained pitches are ornamented in the saxophone while chords sound at the bottom of the piano's register where pitches are less distinct and blur together. These chords strike like chimes as a reminder of the passing of time, time which often offers clearer insights. © Blair Boyd 2021 Performers: Naomi Sullivan (saxophone) and Kumi Matsuo (piano)