The musical compositions of Richard Burdick
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Opus 95

New-sounds-in-minimalism
"Ragas" style

1996

Opus 95.1 Universal Rhythm for solo tape winter 1996 premiered Spring 1996 in Davis
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is: 460357435

Opus 95.2.1 Chromatic universal rhythm solo & piano version premiered Spring 1996 in Davis
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is:: 330533838

Opus 95.2.2 Chromatic universal rhythm trumpet & organ version premiered Spring 1996 in Davis
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is:: 330533856

Opus 95.2.3 C major universal rhythm premiered Spring 1996 in Davis
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is:: 330533865

Opus 95.3.1 Intonation study on #10 D major winter 1996 premiered Spring 1996 in Davis
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is::390562524

Opus 95.3.2 Intonation study on #26 in Gb winter 1996 premiered Spring 1996 in Davis
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is::390562533

Opus 95.3.3 Intonation study on #41 Premiered Spring 1996 in Davis
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is::390562542

Opus 95.4 Grand duo for violin and horn premiered in Davis, Spring 1996
This work is registered with ASCAP the ASCAP work ID is:: 370274481 listed as op. 96 4

The set of opus 95 along with opus 96 & 97 all have a similar & particular style to them. I had felt I had come to a major breakthrough in my studies. I charted the overtone series in relationship to the scale. This is a way of looking at a scale that I really like. It give the scale a signature similar to the of a star when it is looked at in spectrum analysis. Each set of notes is different.

These compositions have a tonic drone and rythym patterns above the drone in correlation to the overtone. I. e. a D in a C scale would be played every 9 beats and an E every five.

I Ching Music's divider @ Richard Burdick 2020

April 15, 2025:

Work has begun on an I Ching Cycle base on this work from 1996.

There are two basic possible types of this:

Short notes (+ & loud) long notes (- & soft)

The dominate is placed higher in the spectrum, above the lower three I Ching Hexagram tones.

The tonic is always creative (short & loud)

The dominate is always long & soft

As in the scales of Northern India, The tonic and dominanate are constant. Above those teh six remain tones of the scale outlline the I Ching hexagram.

I am using the version of short notes