Instru­men­ta­tion: flt, vc
Dura­tion: 8’30
mp3 listen to Argument in Ternary Form
Per­form­ers: Flute – Julián Rodrigo, Cello – Kirk Starkey
Pro­gramme Note

The title of the piece is in ref­er­ence to an argu­ment between two of the composer’s friends, regard­ing the mean­ing of form in new music. The piece explores this ques­tion musi­cally: is it in ternary form or not?