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Gerbils at the Wheel of Government

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Gerbils at the Wheel of Government is a mixed tuning piece. There are 5 instances of Z3TA+ 2.1 in 9 notes per octave plus Garritan brass (trumpet, french horn, trombone, tuba) in 18 notes per octave. The percussion is a mixture of Hawaiian percussion and drum set. The melodic / harmonic portions of the piece is a serial improvisation on an M-Audio 88es keyboard captured in Sonar X1.

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