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Aggravator

from Superconductor by Kirk O'Riordan

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Aggravator is in a modified arch form and uses classical serial compositional techniques. It may very well be the only strictly 12-tone pop song in existence, unless Frank Zappa did one. I can't imagine that there are many of them, either way...

In addition, the inner sections are in varying meters...first 3/4 then 5/4. The drum parts are designed to disguise the down beats of these meters, especially in the 5/4 section.

The rows used in the 5/4 section were determined by elision: they are all P rows, in which the last pitch of the first row serves as the first pitch of the second, and so on.

The row itself is reasonably triadic, so playing each trichord in succession realists in something of a usable chord progression. That said, I didn't do that...

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from Superconductor, released February 10, 2018

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Kirk O'Riordan Easton, Pennsylvania

Kirk O'Riordan’s music has been referred to as “unapologetically beautiful” and is often praised for its uniquely “visual” qualities that depict a wide range of striking moods. Dr. O'Riordan joined the faculty of Lafayette College in 2009, and now serves as Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands, teaching courses in music theory, and composition. ... more

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