| Allan Blank and the Creative Process DIEHN COMPOSERS ROOM, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, April 26-May 31, 2001 |
Trio for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord [premiere]
Debra Wendells Cross, flute
Vahn Armstrong, violin
Oksana Lutsyshn, harpsichord
To the left is a sketch made forTrio for Flute/Violin/Harpsichord
The neat, tiny, clear script is typical of Allan Blank's style, in which many stanzas seem to leap full-born from inner ear to hand to paper.
The Trio progressed over a period of about a year, with various aspects developing at different times and filling in the spaces.
The following pages are selections from Allan Blank's sketch books illustrating the cumulative method of this production.
| Trio sketchbook page, no. 1 |
| Trio sketchbook page, no. 2 |
| Trio sketchbook page, no. 3 |
| Trio sketchbook page, no. 4 |
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