Rakshasi Hornpipe

[ted]

The other day I was discussing, with a forum member, the significance of personal attractors in improvisation, loosely speaking, ideas or playing forms which form a permanent component of a player's vocabulary. They can characterise one's music either positively or negatively depending on circumstances, but some, such as the pentatonic cell around 2:00 here, seem enduringly joyous. I coined the term "Rakshasi Hornpipe" for this type of cell after the liberating dance in Aldous Huxley's novel, "Island".

[Derek]

Classic Ted! Lots of really tuneful sections here! Love those growly descending runs at the end.