Dance of Avoidance

from Polyrhythmic Pieces for Piano by Stacy Fahrion

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"Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out.” ~Criss Jami

Dance of Avoidance is a study in 2 against 3 and 3 against 4 polyrhythms. This piece was inspired by a NASA article about Neptune's two innermost moons. "Even by the wild standards of the outer solar system, the strange orbits that carry Neptune's two innermost moons are unprecedented, according to newly published research.

Orbital dynamics experts are calling it a "dance of avoidance" performed by the tiny moons Naiad and Thalassa. The two are true partners, orbiting only about 1,150 miles (1,850 kilometers) apart. But they never get that close to each other; Naiad's orbit is tilted and perfectly timed. Every time it passes the slower-moving Thalassa, the two are about 2,200 miles (3,540 kilometers) apart." www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-finds-neptune-moons-locked-in-dance-of-avoidance

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from Polyrhythmic Pieces for Piano, released April 2, 2021

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Stacy Fahrion is a composer, pianist, and educator who lives in Colorado.

Stacy is fascinated with just intonation and polyrhythms, and creates her own tunings for both traditional keyboard and Lumatone.

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