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Composition Vivisection: Zeno (Part 2)

And now we continue with our Composition Vivisection of "Zeno," from Infernal Machines.

You should probably start with Part 1 if you haven't already read it.

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Composition Vivisection: Zeno (Part 1)

Introducing a new feature here on the Secret Society inter-web pamphlet: the Composition Vivisection.

From time to time, I will take a piece from the Secret Society repertoire and slice it open to show you what's inside. The analysis will take place in multiple installments, over multiple posts.

Our first victim is "Zeno," from Infernal Machines. 

[What follows here and in subsequent installments is a somewhat more succinct version of the talk I gave at New England Conservatory last week.]

WARNING: these vivisections are, necessarily, unapologetically technical. As I mentioned in the comments to the previous post, I don't think listeners ought to feel they need to be concerned about process. The important thing is the art, not the steps along the way. That said, should you, for reasons of your own, actually want to see how the sausage is made, click below to continue reading.