{"product_id":"cuddeford-the-paradoxical-absolute-australian","title":"Cuddeford: The Paradoxical Absolute","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: James Cuddeford (1975-)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performance Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eViolin, Viola\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Paradoxical Absolute (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790673167292\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.5\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e11.8\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a title of a painting by Robert Ryman and obliquely referring to Kierkegaard's concept of the \"Absolute Paradox,\" this duo takes the material reality (a Ryman phrase) of both instrument's scordiatura as its starting point. The violin and viola both retune their lowest string so that they share the same pitch: a low D. However, as the viola string has increased tension and the violin string has lessened tension, differing qualities and characters are discernible in this common tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe players interweave and develop melodic phrases that resemble brass fanfares and laments, whilst a recurring, ambiguous and rather self-contradictory episode splits the duo into dangerously wide extremes...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Australian Music Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45119353716815,"sku":"9790673167292","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/a1e50cda629d8d460357f0c5ceaa7165.jpg?v=1776801738","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/products\/cuddeford-the-paradoxical-absolute-australian","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}