Throwing Mountains
for 'cello, viola, piano, bass clarinet
By Caroline Mallonée
American
American
PROGRAM NOTE:
Throwing pots is the terminology for the process of creating a ceramic piece using natural forces and natural materials. The momentum of the wheel allows the potter to create symmetrical objects out of earth and water. Throwing pots is also a fun and loud way to dispose of thrown pots.In Throwing mountains, ranges and peaks arise from The momentum of the music. Throwing mountains in the end might also be said to be a fun and loud way to dispose of thrown mountains.
“All I say is that non-experts often know more than experts and should therefore be consulted and that prophets of truth (including those who use arguments) more often than not are carried along by a visions that clashes with the very events that vision is supposed to be exploring.
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--Paul K. Feyerabend, Against Method