Shred of Shred
General
Instrumentation
Classical Guitar
Commission
Commissioned by Ben Verdery as a set piece for the Yale School of Music Admissions 2025
Score Video
About the Work
This corollary etude follows from my earlier set Shred (2024). That suite of short, virtuosic etudes for classical guitar and violoncello was inspired by my exploration of parametric approaches to frequency and duration in twentieth-century Hungarian music. Just like its predecessor, 'Shred of Shred' likewise draws upon the intensity, complexity, and showmanship of iconic electric guitarists, channeling that energy into the acoustic medium. This work is an amalgamation, a gauntlet, designed to be harnessed and shaped anew by the guitar virtuosos interviewing at the Yale School of Music, who received it decidedly without any markings or indications...