2’20” mins. For solo and recorded speaking voice
Programme note: This short piece is a sequel in a sense to Landy’s often performed work Rock’s Music. What holds them in common is that texts from Gertrude Stein are recomposed and that, instead of setting these texts to music, the music can be found in their being spoken. Along with a live recording below, the score is also included where one discovers what the performer speaks, what is spoken on the recording and what is spoken by both. The key challenge is ‘feeling time’. From dozens of Stein’s pages of ca. 100 years ago taken from two of her texts, the piece’s sampled and remixed content is found on one single page. Perhaps it is all about composition.
Stein's Way (score - concert version)