if and only if, by Eric Wubbels

if and only if

by Eric Wubbels

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	1.	I. endings 07:21
	2.	II. tombeau 09:19
	3.	III. Hz spectrum 08:47
	4.	IV. spiral canon 07:30
	5.	V. antistrophe 06:44
	6.	VI. oxygen 06:20
	7.	VII. second per second 04:51
	8.	VIII. haven 08:00

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Composed for Josh Modney and Mariel Roberts between 2018-19, Eric Wubbels's if and only if builds on the trio's nearly 15-year history of playing together, a period of joint exploration and consolidation of new approaches to tuning, harmony, and ensemble virtuosity.

Written in an extended tonality that hybridizes a resonance-based just-intonation derived from string instruments with the scalar, distortion-oriented temperament of the piano, if and only if unfolds in a gradually intensifying, spiralling progression over the course of an hour, building from moments of bleak transparency reminiscent of Medieval music to dense, saturated string drones, frenetic rhythmic unison, and ecstatic, kaleidoscopic polyphony. Combining technical sophistication with a direct, expressive urgency, the piece is both a major work of contemporary chamber music as well as a joyfully virtuosic showcase for the trio's musical and personal history together.

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released November 1, 2023

music by Eric Wubbels

Josh Modney, violin
Mariel Roberts, cello
Eric Wubbels, piano

recorded by Greg Di Crosta at Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT
December 5-7, 2020

mixed by Sam Pluta and Eric Wubbels
mastered by Alan F. Jones / Laminal Audio

artwork, design, and layout by Jeff Snyder

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