{"id":270,"date":"2012-07-05T18:23:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T18:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomas-osborne.com\/music\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=270"},"modified":"2019-08-15T13:24:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T23:24:46","slug":"five-fixations-for-eight-players","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/thomas-osborne.com\/music\/works\/five-fixations-for-eight-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Fixations for Eight Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-179905&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;80770,80771,80772,80773,80774&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; carousel_type=&#8221;fade&#8221; carousel_interval=&#8221;10000&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;1000&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_nav=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_nav_skin=&#8221;dark&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_image_anim=&#8221;no&#8221; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; single_border=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]No. 1: On Pins and Needles[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;80769&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]USC Thornton Contemporary Music Ensemble (Donald Crockett, conductor)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]These five movements are concerned with fascination, compulsion, and, ultimately, obsession. Each \u201cfixation\u201d is an exploration of a single idea, which presents itself at the outset of each movement.<\/p>\n<p>The piece opens with a short motive, repeated throughout with unwavering assertion. This motive then becomes the primary fixation of the piece, making appearances in the second and fifth movements. The music of the first movement also makes its presence felt in the third fixation, \u201cChants and Echoes,\u201d when the underlying piano chords return as an uninvited interruption. \u201cDigging In,\u201d the fourth fixation, is the only movement which makes no reference to the opening music. Instead, the music focuses on a simple rhythmic pattern without ever breaking from it. 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