This song is based on the following 12-tone matrix.
B |
D# |
D |
F |
A |
G |
G# |
C |
F# |
C# |
E |
A# |
The first incarnation of this piece was about a minute’s worth of multitracked improvisation using the matrix as seen below. I’ve colored the four parts used and bolded the notes that intersect.
B |
D# |
D |
F |
A |
G |
G# |
C |
F# |
C# |
E |
A# |
G |
B |
A# |
C# |
F |
D# |
E |
G# |
D |
A |
C |
F# |
G# |
C |
B |
D |
F# |
E |
F |
A |
D# |
A# |
C# |
G |
F |
A |
G# |
B |
D# |
C# |
D |
F# |
C |
G |
A# |
E |
C# |
F |
E |
G |
B |
A |
A# |
D |
G# |
D# |
F# |
C |
D# |
G |
F# |
A |
C# |
B |
C |
E |
A# |
F |
G# |
D |
D |
F# |
F |
G# |
C |
A# |
B |
D# |
A |
E |
G |
C# |
A# |
D |
C# |
E |
G# |
F# |
G |
B |
F |
C |
D# |
A |
E |
G# |
G |
A# |
D |
C |
C# |
F |
B |
F# |
A |
D# |
A |
C# |
C |
D# |
G |
F |
F# |
A# |
E |
B |
D |
G# |
F# |
A# |
A |
C |
E |
D |
D# |
G |
C# |
G# |
B |
F |
C |
E |
D# |
F# |
A# |
G# |
A |
C# |
G |
D |
F |
B |
After that, it gets a bit weird. I’ll leave the rest of the process to your imagination.
Thanks to Dan Cavanagh for the HTML matrix app on his site.