frog symphony crescendo

{adagio 60 BPM, frog chorus A single chuck soft p with

long

reverb decay,

frog chorus B distant

trill pp far left pan,

frog chorus C low croak once every 4 bars like timpani,

night ambience crickets barely audible background} { allegro 80 BPM,

frog chorus A chuck looped quarter notes main

theme

mf, frog chorus

B

trill looped eighth

notes offbeats countermelody p,

frog chorus C croak on beat 1 every 3 bars bass ostinato,

all choruses pitch randomized plus minus 5 cents} { frog chorus D

rapid peep 16th notes staccato like strings,

frog chorus A

syncopated on and

of

2 and

4, frog

chorus B trill extended to quarter notes parallel fourths,

frog chorus C croak adds second pulse alternating grumble} {crescendo 90 BPM,

all frog choruses A B C D simultaneous dense f,

each

chorus shifts pitch up perfect

fifth over

4 bars, sub-bass sine 45 Hz pulsing heartbeats long-short} {70 BPM,

frog

chorus

A chuck subject enters first piano,

frog chorus B trill answer enters 2 bars later fourth higher mp,

frog chorus C croak countersubject enters 2 bars later fifth lower mf,

frog chorus D peep episodic enters 2 bars later staccato forte} {85

BPM,

all choruses invert rhythms A

trills

B croaks C peeps D chucks,

every 4 bars exchange roles round staggered entries,

some retrograde canonic textures,

sub-bass drops 30 Hz continuous drone no pulse}

{100 BPM

fff,

frog chorus

A rapid glissandi upward violin run,

frog chorus B trill extreme pitch bends plus minus 50 cents,

frog chorus C croaks grumble hemiola 3 against 2,

frog chorus D peeps stuttering granular 50 ms grains fluttering,

all choruses stereo panning randomized spatial chaos} {120 BPM 3/4

feel, frog chorus A chuck beats 1 and 3 accent 2,

frog chorus B trill

triplets

3 against 2, frog chorus C croak downbeats every 2 bars bass

drum, frog chorus D peep 16th notes syncopated offbeats} {60 BPM slower

spacious, frog chorus A long sustained chuck 2 seconds,

frog chorus B trill evolving descending pitch bend,

frog chorus C slow croak every 4 bars massive reverb,

frog chorus D peep

once per bar bell-like} {120 BPM,

all choruses reprise scherzo material altered dynamics,

frog

chorus A staccato now,

frog chorus B legato,

frog chorus C accents offbeats,

frog chorus D diminuendo over 8 bars} {80 BPM,

frog chorus A original

chuck quarter

notes canon delayed 1 beat,

frog chorus B trill countermelody inverted pitches,

frog chorus C croak beats 1 and 3 timpani roll,

frog chorus D peep high register arpeggio patterns shimmering} {90 BPM,

all choruses layer stretto each entering one beat apart,

each chorus speeds

up

independently tempo glissandi, choruses swap stereo positions left to right

every 2 bars}