Dromic Episodes | 2020 | chamber ensemble | 12’

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| PREMIERED BY: Unheard-of//Ensemble 

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| Bb clarinet, piano, violin, cello

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Dromic is the corresponding adjective to dromos, defined by the website Dictionary.com as:

 

noun

1. Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.

2. a racetrack in ancient Greece.

 

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Sometimes our senses sluggishly react to fast events. 

Is it because we are in an unhurried mood and slowly respond to anything? 

What happens when we are racing?

What is the threshold for calling something a surprise or an “I saw it coming” event?

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