Singing Bowl Conversations With Piano And Gong #1
by Bob Frye
A Paiste 38" Brilliant Symphonic gong has joined the Singing Bowl Orchestra, a magnificent instrument with sonic majesty. The 15" low E2 and Major 3rd G#2 bowl begin a dialog of monaural beating and oscillations, building in-depth and resonance, and the gong first sounds. Additional third-octave bowls begin to sound, of note two moon bowls with truly exceptional resonant qualities that sing in stunning harmony, an in and out-of-phase dialog. The Brilliant Gong has a solo section, rising to a harmonic, supremely resonating pinnacle of sound. The bowls return, illuminating both E Major pentatonic and C Major pentatonic harmonic families. The piano arrives all shimmering and glistening, with arpeggios of dynamic and poetic pitch-shifted and reversed effects, sounding very much like whispering winds of sounds. The low E2 15" bowl and Brilliant Gong return, playing in and out of phase along with some synth sub-bass tones.
