| Noah Keesecker • Diacope (2003) |
| for solo alto saxophone |
| Diacope is a rhetorical figure in sound. Literally it is the repetition of a word with one or more between, usually to express intense emotion. It derives from the Greek word diakopto “to cut in two, to cut through.” Diacope is a layering of pointed interjections and displaced repetitions. It should be performed with a capricious attitude and driving intensity. |
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