The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

Violin, cello, bass clarinet and piano

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation can be performed in its entirety, or in one of the following selections of movements.

Selection 1    10’30”
2         The Snail Mound                       
7        Jumping Bridge                    
8         The Garden of the Six Senses             
11         The Snake Mound                        
At the end of The Snail Mound, there should be a brief pause before the bass clarinet low D from bar 84 of Two Ways to Paradise appears from silence. When the note has been sounding for a few seconds, the pianist begins Jumping Bridge. The Snake Mound begins as written, except that the cello enters in bar 2.

Selection 2      15’00”
1         The Black Hole Terrace                
2         The Snail Mound                    
8         The Garden of the Six Senses             
9         The Symmetry Break Terrace            
10        Octagonia                        
11        The Snake Mound                                                         

Selection 3       8’45” 
1         The Black Hole Terrace        
2         The Snail Mound                    
3         Soliton Gates                    
4         The Nonsense                        

Selection 4      11’20”                                     
4         The Nonsense                    
5         Quark Walk                        
6         Two Ways to Paradise                 
7         Jumping Bridge                    
8         The Garden of the Six Senses

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“The Garden of Cosmic Speculation feels timeless – at once prehistoric and futuristic. And despite being inspired by intellectual rigour, the atmosphere is peaceful, even playful.”
The Times (London) 
 

“A real masterpiece of chamber music.”
John Williams (Soundboard)